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the phantom · 10-26-2005, 10:36 PM

Estelyn, Enca, and Fea stood in the grass outside Mister Underhill's hut. He emerged with two bows and two quivers of arrows.

"All right, Fea and Enca, you two go stand over there by those two poles, right in front of my watch stone. Esty, you take this bow," he ordered.

Fea and Enca slowly made their way to their positions. Now that the moment had come, both were shaking and sobbing, and barely able to stand long enough for Mister Underhill to tie them to the poles.

After he was finished, he walked back to where Esty was standing. "Can you shoot an arrow?" he asked her.

"I've shot one before. I can manage," she answered.

"All right," he said. Then he leaned in to Esty and whispered, "We don't want to shoot them one at a time. Only one of them can be a wolf. The other is innocent. If we kill the innocent first the wolf might break its bonds and then rush the two of us, and two might not be enough to fend it off. Neither of us is a great warrior or hunter. With three of us, on the other hand, we'd stand a chance, which is why maybe the wolf is waiting for the innocent to be killed to make its move. Also, it may be trying to put us off guard by cooperating."

"That makes sense," whispered back Esty, "So how are we going to do this?"

"On the count of three, we'll both raise our bows and shoot."

"Okay. You count."

"One..."

Esty and Mister Underhill looked at each other and nodded.

"Two..."

They both took an arrow from their quiver and set it upon their bowstrings.

"Three..."

The executioners raised their bows and pulled the strings taut. Fea and Enca screamed out in fear and shock.

Mister Underhill and Estelyn released...

(to be continued)

10-26-2005, 10:36 PM	#468
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	Later on Day 5... Estelyn, Enca, and Fea stood in the grass outside Mister Underhill's hut. He emerged with two bows and two quivers of arrows. "All right, Fea and Enca, you two go stand over there by those two poles, right in front of my watch stone. Esty, you take this bow," he ordered. Fea and Enca slowly made their way to their positions. Now that the moment had come, both were shaking and sobbing, and barely able to stand long enough for Mister Underhill to tie them to the poles. After he was finished, he walked back to where Esty was standing. "Can you shoot an arrow?" he asked her. "I've shot one before. I can manage," she answered. "All right," he said. Then he leaned in to Esty and whispered, "We don't want to shoot them one at a time. Only one of them can be a wolf. The other is innocent. If we kill the innocent first the wolf might break its bonds and then rush the two of us, and two might not be enough to fend it off. Neither of us is a great warrior or hunter. With three of us, on the other hand, we'd stand a chance, which is why maybe the wolf is waiting for the innocent to be killed to make its move. Also, it may be trying to put us off guard by cooperating." "That makes sense," whispered back Esty, "So how are we going to do this?" "On the count of three, we'll both raise our bows and shoot." "Okay. You count." "One..." Esty and Mister Underhill looked at each other and nodded. "Two..." They both took an arrow from their quiver and set it upon their bowstrings. "Three..." The executioners raised their bows and pulled the strings taut. Fea and Enca screamed out in fear and shock. Mister Underhill and Estelyn released... (to be continued) __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important. Last edited by the phantom; 10-26-2005 at 10:39 PM.