The Valley Becomes Lively

Running away as fast as he could, Alex heard lightning crack behind him, followed by a loud explosion, which he felt blasting past his shoulder. The heat and pressure signalled it had blown up very close, and he gulped.

'Lightning moves too fast for me even to detect it before it's too late. I can't afford to get hit…' he thought.

A cacophony of howls resounded behind him as the ground started rumbling again.

Turning his head slightly to the left, Alex could see the pack of dire wolves had given chase, and he snickered.

"Yeah! Come get me, you dumb dogs!" he taunted them.

He didn't know if they could understand him, but he reckoned they did, judging by the angry snarls and vicious growls escaping their maws.

He rushed toward the valley where the rest of the team awaited him and quickly bolted past the entrance, yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Now, Violette! Split them!"