Chapter 148 - A comrade fallen

The beast was upon August, about to smash him with his overwhelming speed. It had opened his mouth; poised to break him under its malevolent teeth. Mera leaped forward, between man and wolf. The wolf clenched his jaws against her body. A weak smile made it's way onto her face. "Silver is coursing through my very veins," Mera began weakly, her eyes were withdrawn. "You feel it, don't you? Now that you have bitten me, you have injected silver." The wolf released her and jumped backward. It tried to vomit the blood he drank; appalled and terrified of the fact that he had probably ingested silver. "That's your cue," Mera turned at August who was still mollified. "you can't expect the woman to do everything. You have to learn to man up, you know?" "Right," August muttered. Standing to his fullest height, his eyes darted across the battlefield. His eyes spotted a silver blade lying at the end of the room. Swiftly, he turned in the direction of the blade and ran as fast as he could. The