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about Aaron had changed.
    “That’s a good idea. Flynn, go get the shovels from the storage. We should hide the body before anyone else sees it.” said Zack, holding on to his leg.
    “We have to take Mr.Zack to the village, he is losing blood” said Aaron. Flynn nodded in agreement and he hurried to bring the shovels. They dragged the body outside the market near the bushes and dug a hole to bury it as quickly as they could. 
    While they were digging, Flynn was thinking about something. He finally asked Aaron “The wolves did a lot of damage but did not attack any villagers, but why did they attack you?”
    Aaron was not prepared for this question, he tried to ignore Flynn but Flynn wouldn’t stop. “What were they looking for? That shopkeeper said they were looking for a boy. And the creature attacked only you?”
    Flynn looked at Aaron but Aaron still didn’t say anything.
    They put the body in the wide hole and started covering it up.
    “Aaron! Do you know why the wolf attacked you and nobody else?” Flynn was annoyed as Aaron was ignoring him.
    “I don’t know” Aaron said without any expression.
    Flynn looked at Aaron suspiciously. “Do you know something you are not telling me Aaron?”
    “No, it’s not my fault that the wolves attacked me” Aaron shouted.
    “What have you been up to Aaron?” Flynn was confused now.
    “It doesn’t concern you” Aaron said coldly. If there was trouble coming for him, he didn’t want Flynn to be a part of it.
    “Doesn’t concern me? We have been friends for the last ten years. Aaron, tell me what is going on. It looks like you know something and you are not telling me.”  Flynn was getting very angry now.
    “I told you before Flynn. I can take care of myself and I will. I do not need your help” cried Aaron.  But he really wished that he could tell Flynn everything and ask him for help.
    “Very well then, have it your way” said Flynn as he shoveled mud into the hole and covered it up fully before heading back to the shop. 

Zack had dozed off right where he was sitting, the pain had taken over.
    Aaron came forward to help but Flynn stopped him “I can take care of him, I don’t need your help.”
    Without saying a word Aaron turned towards the empty fields and walked fast. His head was numb; he didn’t know what was going on. ‘Why is all this happening?’ he thought. He wished that he could tell Flynn about what the lady at the book shop told him. But he knew very well that Flynn will not let the matter rest and will dig into it and get into more trouble.

Aaron did not know why the wolves really attacked him and who this ‘searcher’ was, who was looking for him. Aaron then remembered how his mother was scared and was running from something that night. ‘Was she running from these wolves? Have they come for me now?’ he wondered.
    Many questions clouded Aaron’s mind. He wanted to ask somebody but whom? His uncle didn’t know much about his mother. Aaron had tried to speak to uncle Sentas about his parents many times before but uncle would not say much. The only thing he said was he didn’t know much about Aaron’s parents. Uncle Sentas himself was only four years old when his sister, Aaron’s mother Bella, left home.
    Aaron was walking faster towards the house. He was sweating; this made him feel colder than usual. He held his cloak tight as the wind blew. There was something unusual about the night like something terrible was waiting to happen. Aaron looked around as he passed the woods.
    ‘Will the weather wolves come again? Will they find me here?’   A chill ran down his spine as he remembered the beast. The creature would have killed him without any mercy. He saw pure madness behind those red eyes. It felt as if it was not in control of itself.
    Aaron stopped as he heard a cry from a distance. ‘ Could it be coming from the village? Are the creatures in the village? Are they looking for me? Brandon! Uncle!’ he remembered.
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