“Don’t talk too loud.” said Gwen, trying to lower his voice. Come here and don’t make any noise.” he added. Heracles frowned again staring at his friend but at last he followed his words gently walked toward him. “What’s going on?” asked Heracles again. This time he didn’t talk to loud. Gwen didn’t turn back to see him; he still kept looking at bush near that. “Look at it.” he said.
Heracles took off his eyes from Gwen then stared at the bush, which sometime shook. There seemed to have something staying inside the bush. “What’s that?” said Heracles.
“A rabbit.” said Gwen, grinning. Then no one of them talked they approach bush. The rabbit seemed not to find out that it’s in danger it still made the bush shake. Suddenly a crack sound spread out; Heracles or Gwen did step on a dry branch on ground. Both Heracles and Gwen stopped, immediately looked down their feet. It’s Heracles his feet were on a dry twig. When they raised their heads the bush had stopped shaking. Then a little white shadow flashed out from the bush and quickly run away. It’s the rabbit. Immediately Heracles and Gwen run they chased it. The rabbit was very clever it hurriedly jumped into another bush in its way and hid itself in there kept silent and motionless. Heracles and Gwen hurriedly rounded the brush. They walked to it from both sides, kept their body low, opened their arms widely slowly walked toward the bush. But the rabbit didn’t make any noise it even didn’t move just silently kept staying in bush. Heracles and Gwen couldn’t know where exactly it was that made them have a little confusion. However, they still kept walking ahead and got more and more closed. As soon as Gwen reached on the bush, the rabbit broke out and quickly run through his feet. Gwen immediately turned back, stretched his hand forward the rabbit but he couldn’t reach on it; he fell down.
“Catch it Heracles.” he screamed. Heracles jumped pass bush chasing after the rabbit and then he cornered it into another bush. He waited for Gwen to come. They one more time rounded the rabbit. That time they turned more careful. The rabbit kept motionless as the first time; it planned to break out in surprise and then found the way to escaped. However, in that time it chose the wrong direction when it headed to Heracles. The rabbit broke out of the bush, jumped pass Heracles’s feet but Heracles was faster than Gwen much; he immediately turned back, threw his body toward it and then grabbed on its one foot.
“Are you okay?” said Gwen.
“Yes, I’m okay.” replied Heracles. He slowly stood up. As soon as Heracles got again his feet, he raised the rabbit up in front of his and Gwen’s face.
“We will have great meal tonight.” he said, grinning widely.
“Yes, we will.” added Gwen. He smiled sweetly.
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Attractive flavor from the fire Heracles, Gwen and Amlinda were staying around. The rabbit was roasted upon the fire. Its skin had turned light brown; fat drops appeared, followed the skin sliding down the fire. They all felt very hungry and furthermore, they only had bread to eat for days that was why they craved to look at the roasted rabbit.
Gwen took the roasted rabbit out from the fire, put on a flat stump. Steams spread out from the roasted rabbit, went in their nostrils and immediately made all of them drool. Gwen didn’t hurried to cut he waited for it to cool down and so then they turned much more craving. In the time, they sat around the fire, managed to have some bread. Later, Gwen turned back and started cutting the roasted rabbit in pieces. It was still warm, really succulent and tender as Gwen pressed his knife on it. White flesh is exposed; the attractive flavor another time attacked their nostrils and made all of them drool again. Then meat was shared to the others. They eat it well.
Heracles, Gwen, Amelinda felt really satisfied after the meals; they all were full of stomach. They sat still around the fire for their stomach to turn comfortable. The vast forest was very silent. Heracles and Gwen didn’t make any tent that time they really didn’t have to camp. Heracles rummaged his bag taking out a sleeping bag then gave it to Amelinda.
“Your sleeping bag.” he said.
“Oh thank you Heracles.” said Amelinda, hurriedly received it.
“Yours.” said Heracles, give another to Gwen.
“Thanks,” said Gwen.
Heracles smiled. He turned back, continued rummaging his bag and took out other sleeping and hurriedly put on it. Gwen also got in his sleeping bag but Amelinda didn’t. She still sat by the fire.
“What are you waiting for? Why don’t you put on your sleeping bag and sleep?” said Heracles.
“We need more than sleeping bags.” said Amelinda. She stood up, grabbed her scepter then walked few steps away. She stopped then pointed her scepter on ground. “Prostasias” she spoke up. The crystal ball on her scepter lit up then a blue light ray came out shooting to ground. She kept her scepter and moved around Heracles, Gwen and the fire. Latter, a gentle blue light circle appeared on ground. Amelinda walked in.
“What’s this?” asked Heracles curiously.
“A protective circle. Hope it can protect us from beasts in forest. It was all things I can do now.” said Amelinda worriedly.
“Why do you become so careful? It’s not the first day we are in forest. We will be safe” said Gwen, cheering her up.
“Gwen’s right. We will be safe.” added Heracles.
“We should be careful. We had gone too deep.” said Amelinda. Then she made the way put in her sleeping bag. She, Heracles and Gwen lied side by side near the fire and went to sleep earlier than the before day. The second night in the forest was much quieter and more peaceful than the first day. There didn’t have too many animals approaching to their place, no small animals rummaged the ground to find food surrounding as the last night. However, the quietness was not in long time. Hurried footsteps suddenly appeared beasts were running. They seemed to be scared something in the middle of forest trying to run forward the edge. Some of them passed the fire where Heracles, Gwen and Amelinda were sleeping on their way, stopped, looked toward them with curious eyes but hurriedly they left and continued running. When they all had run away, a large shadow moved toward the fire. A familiar creature appeared, stood away from Heracles and the others few steps observing them. It had come and watched them for days but had never showed itself to them. Later, footsteps sounded up again the creature went away with some snorting. The place turned quiet after that.
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