Chapter Four: Knight In Shining Armour

Humphrey was beginning to get tired of it now. Every time he slept, he suffered that grisly nightmare. Humphrey awoke, and looked around like he always did. Only this time, where Kate would usually be sleeping, there was an empty space.

"Kate?" Humphrey called. "Kate, where are you?" Humphrey shouted as he walked out of their den. He saw Kate, just a few metres away from the ماند, خلوت خانہ talking to a brown بھیڑیا who he recognised as Garth. Humphrey ran over to them. "Kate, what's going on?" Humphrey asked.

"You mean آپ don't know?" Garth asked.

"No Garth, opposed to what آپ may think, I can't read minds." Humphrey replied in annoyance. Humphrey never really took much of a liking to Garth, Humphrey found him to be full of himself, and a show-off. Humphrey found it difficult to believe that Kate was originally supposed to actually marry him. Lucky for Humphrey that fell through.

"Well, that hunter was sighted nearby your den, you're very lucky I managed to scare him away, otherwise آپ and Kate would have ended up dead." Garth informed him.

"My knight in shining armour." Humphrey remarked. Kate laughed.

"That's مزید like the Humphrey I know." Kate said, pleased to see that Humphrey had appeared to be back to his old, happy, care-free self. But Humphrey was far from happy and care-free at the moment. Even though Humphrey was cracking a joke at the incident that had just happened, deep down he was grateful that Garth had stepped in and stopped those hunters from killing them both.

Thinking about it…me and Kate could have died if it weren't for Garth. Thanks Garth. Humphrey silently thanked him. I owe آپ one, well, half of one.

"Where'd the hunter go?" Humphrey asked Garth.

"I'm not sure, he's still somewhere in the area though." Garth informed him.

Humphrey remembered the nightmare again. If they're still around, then that nightmare could still become a reality. Humphrey thought fearfully.

"Thanks for the extremely specific information, "Barf"." Humphrey called Garth سے طرف کی his little nickname he had made up for him.

"You know I don't like it when آپ call me that. It makes me very angry." Garth کہا threateningly.

"Oh I'm really scared, Kate, protect me from the big, mean Alpha." Humphrey said, cowering behind Kate, pretending to be scared of Garth.

"I don't have time for this, I'll see آپ round Kate." Garth said, and he walked off.

"Yeah, see آپ later, "Barf"!" Humphrey called after him. No matter how troubled Humphrey was, he could always find time to make fun of Garth.

"Maybe آپ were a little too harsh on him Humphrey." Kate said.

"Oh come on Kate, it's Garth, he wouldn't get upset if his own mate got shot." Humphrey said.

BANG! A loud shot ripped through the air. Humphrey yelped in fright.

"Where'd that come from?" Humphrey asked.

Kate tried to determine where the noise came from. "It sounded like it came from…" Kate realised something horrible, "Lilly and Garth's den." Kate finished. She sprinted off.

"Kate, wait for me!" Humphrey called after her. He ran off to catch up with her.

Humphrey had a very bad feeling about this.

AN: Left آپ on a bit of a cliffhanger didn't I? Looks like you'll have to wait another...24 hours. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!