a low groan of pain reverberated off braith 's teeth as he stood with his head bowed and his shoulders heaving . his fingers dug into the bark of the tree as he fought against the bellow that wanted to erupt from him . aria rested her hand on his arm , but it was a few moments before he could open his eyes to look at her . ducking under his arm she stepped in between him and the
tree

the jeep came to a halt a few feet away from our obstacle . the headlights shone on a figure in the middle of the road . i could n't make out his features because a dark hood hung over his face . '' is it a zombie ? run it over , nick ! '' nick shook his head . '' no , it 's not a
zombie

the boar missed me , and there was a ferocious clattering as it struck the fence at full speed with its head . i 'd dropped my spear , but had time to retrieve it while the boar tottered away , shaking its head , confused . i was hoping it would collapse , but after a few seconds it had recovered and looked as mean and purposeful as ever . my club was still stuck in the mouth of the other
boar