"I'll go with him!" Kasus exclaimed regarding Simo's hunting partner. He had never hunted anything in his life and wanted to see as much of the forest as possible, despite the freezing temperature. "What kind of animals can we hunt? Squirrels? Deer?" The idea of hunting was exciting for Kasus. He had only seen wildlife in books and photographs given to him by traveling merchants that would visit the shop. He longed to feel the touch of an animals fur, however it hadn't really occurred to him that they would be killing any wildlife they found so they wouldn't starve. 

There was no time for anyone to reply to the question. A scream could suddenly be heard in the distance, along with some kind of indistinguishable yet aggressive sound. Elim claimed it was wolves, which was the moment Kasus pieced together the fact that the sound was barking. Something he had never heard before. Part of him was excited to meet the furry creatures, but the look on Elim's face made him think otherwise. Kasus opened his mouth to ask a question when almost immediately a sled came from practically nowhere, almost running the group over in it's path. Kasus dove for the snow for the second time today, regretting his decision as his face and chest stung from the cold. The sound of the sled crashing could be heard along with the wolves that were now surrounding the group. Kasus picked his head up from the snow, appalled at the sight of the not so furry and friendly creatures. 

"Heartless!" Jared shouted, and almost on instinct Kasus grabbed his weapon from the snow and jumped to his feet, taking a moment to balance himself before holding a defensive stance. He was barely used to combat at all, not to mention he had zero experience with his current weapon and he was freezing cold. 

During the commotion Elim had garnered some of the wolves attention with his attack and Kasus quickly tried to take advantage of the distraction, sprinting towards a heartless before swinging his halberd at the creature. Unfortunately, his attack was too slow, and the wolf too quick. The monster hopped away from Kasus and immediately leaped back towards him, tackling the boy to the ground followed with a ferocious growl. It was quickly going for the kill. The only thing keeping the wolves teeth from ripping a chunk from Kasus' neck was the halberd that he gripped onto for dear life, he had managed to lodge the weapon into the wolves mouth while being tackled. Saliva dripped from the creature's teeth, he could feel it's hot breath inches from his face and grimaced in disgust. This wasn't how he pictured meeting wildlife would be like at all. 

Pulling his legs inwards, he shoved his shoes into the wolves stomach, kicking the heartless off of himself before jumping to his feet. During the scuffle his jacket had been ripped off, the only winter attire he had with him now lay on the floor and there was no time to put it back on. The boy was already fatigued and began to catch his breath, his body and mind couldn't handle the weather, nor the vicious creature before him that now began to circle around his position ready to finish the boy off. Kasus had never experienced anything like this. To his dismay another wolf decided to join in on the meal and began to circle Kasus as well. He gripped his halberd, taking a defensive once more, preparing himself for the onslaught.

[i]"Oh god, oh god, oh god!"[/i] 

The two heartless sprinted at the boy simultaneously. Kasus quickly made the decision to focus his counter attack on one enemy, rather than trying to take them both out at the same time. He sprinted towards the heartless that had initially attacked him and leaped into the air. Halberd in both hands Kasus slammed the weapon down onto the creatures head, sending it face-first into the snow. Immediately after this attack the other wolf collided into Kasus from behind. He and the wolf spun midair before landing in the snow. By chance Kasus landed on top of the wolf which was disoriented from the collision leaving it wide open for the killing blow. 

It took almost all of Kasus' energy to lift his halberd into the air and plunge it directly into the wolf's side, causing the creature to combust into darkness. The halberd remained stuck in the snow. Kasus sat on his knees, gripping the weapon for support as the rest of his allies continued to fight around him. He was breathing heavily, a sharp pain could be felt throughout his right shoulder. It was hard to see with all the snow, he could hardly breath, he was shivering violently and his shoulder ached in pain, not to mention the battle raging on in front of him. Kasus had never so badly wished to be home. 

For the first time in his life, he was afraid to die.

His stomach twisted in fear as the heartless from earlier recovered from it's attack and rose from the snow, growling in anger, it's shiny yellow eyes set on Kasus. The animal sprinted towards Kasus who began to pull himself up using his weapon as support, watching his inevitable death sprint towards him. His mind was racing and he wanted to collapse, he couldn't find the energy to defend himself anymore. In desperation, Kasus shouted, 

[i][b]"Jared! Elim! Simo! Serene! Help! Please help me!"[/b][/i]