The huntress stayed where she was as the beast drew nearer, keeping perfectly still even as she felt her heart rate increase by the second. She resisted the urge to rise and have a look at what was there and how close it was, knowing full well that there was a high chance of her being immediately pounced on if she were to do so. She would have to attempt this strike in the split second she would be given. Her body instinctively tensed at the sound of claws against wood, and she became aware of the creature's breathing just on the other side of the barrier that separated them. This was it. She tightened her grip around the bolt in her hand, and at the next sound of movement, she swung it up, hoping to hit the beast in the head.

It was unfortunate that she had missed by a mere inch, however, the result of her failure being a set of jaws clamping onto her forearm. This caused her fingers to release the bolt, and for that moment, she froze in shock, unable to even let out a cry of pain as she was dragged over the root and tossed out into the clearing. Her blood smeared the ground as she skidded to a stop, and she had but a second to process how badly hurt she was before adrenaline kicked in at the sight of the wolf about to leap. She scrambled for another bolt and manged to draw one from her quiver just as the fur-covered body hit her. The huntress and the beast tumbled across the forest floor for some time as they wrestled, with the latter eventually managing to bite into the former's calf, getting a shriek of pain out of her. 

However, this provided her with the chance to drive the tip of the bolt right into the snout of the canine creature. Her leg was promptly released, and she held firm until the beast ceased thrashing. Shaking from the trauma of the ordeal, she then slowly loosened her grip on the bolt and cautiously dragged herself away from the still body of the wolf. She stumbled back into hiding, and as she slowly started to become aware of her surroundings once again, she noted that the forest around her was dead quiet. It was almost unbelievable that she had just survived what she did, but she had to get used to this if she were to continue serving the town as their protector, and she knew that not many were able to. Only the best were recruited, and even then, their numbers still dwindled with every encounter.