The Bear

The last stage of the initiation rites was around the corner. Marion has instructed a messenger to tell the men about what they have to prepare for the coming night.

The messenger has assured them there would be no fire tonight. There would also no wolves. However, what was told to them is to prepare their physical strength. So the three of them knew there would be a combat. The question left to be answered is, with whom? Or with what?

“Come on, man. You can just tell me what it is. Maybe just a hint. Just give us something as an assurance of tonight. You see what happened last time, didn’t you?” – Asher was trying to reason with the messenger

“No, sir. I wasn’t there on the previous nights.”

Asher grimaced. A fail.

“Well, Norton almost died of fear. The challenge was hard, not to mention torturous. It’s not friendly at all. If you tell us a little more now, you can save a life. Who knows, maybe one of us will have that privilege. What if this time, it would be so hard that one of us