Apollo was at this point completely ignoring his mate's calls after him, and was letting his nose and ears lead him - the howls were getting closer, but then, there was suddenly only silence. Apollo stopped, with his ears perked sharply up and his nose lifted in the air, continuously sniffing and observing the environment.
- Apollo! Wait! Where are we even going? Artemisa called, finally catching up with him, and Apollo quickly glanced over his shoulder, once again sniffing the air, but then, another scent caught his nose, of which there was no mistake: blood. By now it was perfectly clear, someone was definitely in need of help. Apollo raised his brows, and gasped quietly.
- I smell blood. We gotta hurry! he rushed his mate, who was catching her breath, then, he took off running again, Artemisa gasped with raised brows, and followed after him.
Apollo ran, until he spotted a female wolf lying in the snow, and another one desperately sobbing next to her.
- Hey! What happened here? he called, and now, Isabelle gasped and lifted her head, rose to her feet and backed down, still not leaving the unconscious Eva out of her sight.
- Please... my-my sister, she's... she's badly wounded, and she needs help, Belle pleaded, with a shaky voice. Apollo looked at her, but as he looked down on the badly beaten Eva, he raised his brows, and immidietally gasped, feeling his heart skip a beat.
- ... Eva?! he gasped, stepped closer to his sister, nudging her with his nose, and then slowly raised his head to face Isabelle.
- But, then, it can't be... are you Isabelle??
- How-how do you know me? stuttered the panicked Belle.
- My name's Apollo... I'm your half brother! But we can catch up later, what happened to Eva? Apollo asked with raised brows, and by now, Art had also caught up with them.
- It's a long story, but she really needs help, she can't hold on much longer, panicked Isabelle with teary eyes, and Apollo and Art exchanged looks.
- We better get her to Nome, quickly, the blizzard is coming, Artemisa said, Apollo nodded in agreement, and so she and Belle lifted Eva to his back, and they rushed their way back to the town. Help had arrived, but was it too late for Eva?
Isabelle (c) Artemisa / Sierra
Apollo and Eva (c) Me
Original images (c) Universal