Chapter 24

　　Louisa’s POV 　　"Big paw! Is that you?" I stretched out my arms towards that figure. 　　The figure jumped quickly at me. 　　But as soon as he approached me, I realized that he wasn’t the big black wolf. 　　He was shorter and skinnier than him. 　　"Surprise, surprise." The voice sounded sinister, "A naked lady in the cave! Today’s really my lucky day." 　　My heart sank immediately. 　　"Don’t come closer!" I said, "I was just bitten by a red cobra and wolf spiders. If you touch me, you’ll be poisoned." 　　"I have never heard of anything more stupid than that." that voice smirked, "Poison isn’t contagious, but stupidity is. But since I’ve been alone for a really long tie, I guess I’ll take my chance today." 　　As he said, he started to approach me. 　　I used my only available hand to press against him. 　　"Stay away from me! My friend will come and he will rip you into pieces!" I screamed in a scratchy voice. 　　The elephants walking into the cave seemed to notice my scream, they started trumpeting