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Sentas. “Aaron, Billy was telling me about the wolves and how they have been all over the village.”
    Aaron calmed himself and asked “Are more people hurt?”
    “Not many, but a lot of properties were destroyed” uncle said.
    “Uncle, Flynn and his Father are missing. I don’t know where they are.”
    “What?! But nobody else is missing in the entire village!” Uncle was surprised.
    “I couldn’t find him and his father anywhere. They are neither at their house nor at the shop”, Aaron said.
    Uncle brooded over it for a little while and said “I will send a search party first thing in the morning to look for them.”
    “Morning?! That will be too late Uncle. Let’s go right now, we will take your men.” Aaron demanded.
    “Nobody will come with us now Aaron, not after yesterday’s incident. Rest now, we will go tomorrow morning.” Uncle said. Aaron was not very happy with it. He knew that Flynn was not safe out there.
    “Maybe Billy knows where they are” he said suddenly, narrowing his eyes at Billy. “He knows an awful lot about the wolves, don’t you Billy?” Aaron said.
    Billy didn’t say anything but he took a few steps back from Aaron as if he was afraid of him.
    “Tell me Billy, how did you know about the attack before it happened?” Aaron grabbed Billy’s shirt collar. “Are you with them? Tell me where my friend is.” Aaron was shaking with anger.
    “Aaron! Let him go!” Uncle said in a stern voice pulling him away from Billy. “Goodness gracious, what has gotten into you boy. Why are you behaving like this? I said we will find your friend and his father first thing in the morning. Now, go to your room!”
    Aaron released Billy’s collar and gave him a sharp look as he walked out of the balcony banging the door open.
    He was angry with himself rather than anyone else. Aaron kicked his shoes and tore his jacket open. He looked outside through his window. He saw Billy walking to the stable. Suddenly, guilt overcame him. ‘ I shouldn’t have accused Billy . He had no fault in this. If anything, he tried to help me. He doesn’t even have anybody to call his own. He sleeps at the stable and ate leftovers from the house .’ Aaron felt bad as he realized this.
    But he knew that he was not in control nowadays, with everything that was going on. He decided to apologize to Billy the next time he saw him.
    Aaron sat on his desk chair and tried to calm himself down. ‘ I have to figure out a way out to find Flynn or I don’t know what the wolves would do to him.’
    He started to read the book that Mathew had given him. It read “Believe in God. There is a reason behind whatever happens in your life; have faith during the hard times”. Aaron hoped for it to be true and soon fell asleep with the book in his hands.
    Next day, with the break of the dawn, Aaron, his uncle and a search party rode on their horses towards Flynn’s house. Aaron showed them the foot prints of the animal that he had seen earlier. He also showed them the damage inside the house.
    “Looks like a wolf attack!” said one of the men.
    “We better look everywhere in and around the village. Let me know if you find anyone wounded or dead.” uncle commanded his men. Everyone left in different directions leaving Aaron all alone. He stood there among the wreckage in the hall.
    “ Dead?! ” Aaron never thought about such possibility. Those deadly beasts could do anything. Aaron shivered at the thought of Flynn being hurt.
    He searched the house for more clues, but couldn’t find much else. He mounted his horse and rode to his house, anxious to hear some good news about Flynn from his Uncle or the search party. He also wanted to talk to Billy. He thought Billy might know something more about the wolves.
    Aaron walked his horse inside the stable but Billy wasn’t around. Aaron asked many of the farm workers about Billy, but none of them had seen Billy that morning.
    In a few hours, Sentas and a few men returned to the