Zeth immediately pissed himself when the lead coyote attacked him that night. Having no time to feel any terror whatsoever, Zeth was pushed to the ground when the coyote leaped against his chest, connecting its large paws to Zeth’s pecs. Zeth cracked his skull off a rock and almost fell unconscious. His vision blurred, and he had a deep ache in his right shoulder. Fortunately, he didn’t see or feel the coyote overtop him, chewing on his right shoulder and splay of neck, only inches away from his jugular. He did feel an excruciating amount of pain at the rear of his skull, smelled amber-coated hair against his nostrils, soot in the air, lake water, and listened to growling.
Then he blacked out.
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June 13