Chapter 5 Girl Caught In A Trap

Today he was too bored to be in the palace. An afternoon where the sun did not shine brightly, Lycaon decided to sneak out of the palace into the forest. He played as usual with his favorite horse. At that time, Lycaon let his horse rest to eat and drink by the river which was not far from where he was now. He plays darts alone and targets whatever he finds interesting. One arrow flew right into the trunk of a large tree which was within 10 m of its position.

However, just as he was about to take the arrow back, he heard a scream. He thought it was just a misheard because he was currently in the wilderness which was quite deep and far from the human population or werewolf packs. Yes, although it is possible that there are other creatures in this area because the forest he is currently in is not his own forest.

Lycaon intended to ignore the voice, but another scream followed again. This time a cry for help came from the same voice. Out of curiosity, the man finally looked for the owner of the voice.

As he walked to the right, the sound became clearer and he was again startled by someone with an animal trap net. At first he didn't recognize whether the creature was a werewolf or some other flavor.

"Oh, there's someone there?! Help me, Master, or whoever it is! Oh my, how can I be in a place like this?!" Lycaon just stared for a while at the figure who had spoken to him earlier.

"Why are you silent? Look, I'm like a deer caught in a human trap. Please get me out of here, I beg you."

Another reason why the man chose to play alone in the middle of the forest was to avoid the herd or some kind of figure that was still hanging in the air at the moment. He just wanted peace and did what he wanted without care and without being seen by others. Despite his reluctance, it was Lycaon who took a step back to take a stance, then his hand grabbed the arrow that was on his back.

Then, with careful calculation he aimed the bow at the rope that tied at the end of the trap net. It didn't take long for the arrows to sever the ropes of the net and the figure inside was free, but another scream from the same person broke. Lycaon's ears. Realizing what was happening He hastily threw down his bow and caught the man before falling to the hard ground. Still trapped in a trap net, the woman couldn't stop crying hysterically.

Lycaon swore he hated the shouting. With a little effort he lowered the person. However, it didn't stop there, the owner of the voice that almost broke his eardrum again complained about the difficulty of opening the net that was still wrapped around the body.

"Gosh, what a hassle!" Lycaon crouched down then took one of his arrows to slice through the net.

In the process of liberating the creature, he accidentally met two clear and beautiful beads.

Since then he couldn't recognize who this person was. Either one of the werewolves or the hunting wolves or ... humans? For a moment in a short distance the two exchanged glances and at that moment Lycaon realized that this figure in front of him was a real human and a female. Somehow and when it happened he had a hard time letting go of those two eyes, his fault was really trapped and lost so it was difficult for him to come back.

"Are you hunting?"

Lycaon gasped when he heard the woman speak. His voice was not as noisy as before, instead what he just heard was like the clear sound of birds singing in the sky.

"By the way, thanks for saving me."

Lycaon cleared his throat awkwardly then turned his gaze the other way. Immediately he completed his activities to untie the trap nets.

After everything was completely detached, only then could he see the figure very clearly. A beautiful woman with blonde hair with pure white skin, those clear eyes were brown and Lycaon just realized that. "Hmm."

The girl who had a slender stature smiled. He tried to stand up, but fell again when he felt his legs excruciating pain. It turned out that there was a wound to the point of bleeding on his knee. He remembered that before being trapped hanging from a tree, he was injured by falling from a hill.

"Ah, my bad luck!"

Lycaon would have something strange about him when he reached out for the girl to hold on to him. "I will help you to walk."

"Yes?" The eyeball works so that the beautiful eyelashes look beautiful when they move. "Oh, thanks again." He then grabbed the burly hand to help him up. "I--"

"Since you're human, it's not good to stay in this area for too long."

The woman tilted her head a sign that she was confused by the man's words. "Yes?"

"We'd better find a safe place first to treat your wound."

He subconsciously nodded his head. Before the woman could say anything, her body had already been lifted. Of course it made him startle and scream again. "Hey! What are you doing?! Put me down!"

"You just stand up can't I mah how to walk?"

He glanced right at those brown eyes, then he turned to the woman's bare feet which looked so scratched that the blood dried on them.

"You will be eaten by the wolves before you manage to hide from them."

Without waiting for approval, Lycaon carried the body he was carrying into the cave. For now that was the only place this human girl could shelter. The wolf realm would become very greedy if he saw the fresh meat he was carrying at this time.

The journey was filled with silence until they finally arrived at the cave. Lycaon sat the girl down then tore off his own clothes to cover the wound on the knee of this beautiful girl in front of him.

"Lucrezia Borgia."

Lycaon who was focused on dressing the wound instantly raised his gaze with a confused look.

"That's my name," said the girl who called herself Lucrezia. "If you?"

It took a few seconds for him to reply, "Lycaon."

"Cool name. By the way, do you live in this area? And thanks again for taking care of me."

Lycaon didn't answer. Ever feeling the atmosphere getting awkward he said again, "Do wolves really exist? They can prey on humans? I mean, is this area very dangerous?"

"How can humans be here?"

"Yes?"