The creature was some kind of smokey wolf. It was not large but that did not matter to Skia. It was a deadly foe. It moved forward slowly watching her. Its eyes promised death. She was holding the boy and backing away slowly.
Skia was not sure what to do in this situation. While she was stuck here she had no other option but to fight for her life. She was fighting for her and for the boy. She had to make this quick. If she took too much time she was going to lose the boy to the fungal infection.
Taking a deep breath she placed the boy down next to a building. The wolf was watching her closely. It had not moved forward much during this exchange. Skia turned to face the wolf and pulled out her dagger.
She was going to have to give it her all. This fight was not a simple test like with her trainer Onyx. Nor was this personal training in her spare time. She had no backup and nothing that could possibly get her out of this. All she had was herself.
