Quickly looking up, he saw his wife wrestling with the wild beast. On instinct he reached for his rifle, but instead of shooting he smacked the side of the beasts head with it. Murlock glanced at his wife as he recalled what happened only a week ago. Murlock went out that day hunting when his wife unexpectedly asked to tag along. They had happened upon a stream and decided to take a drink. Suddenly she dropped the water that she had cupped into her hands as she had noticed poisonous berries had contaminated it. Murlock, not having a drink yet asked her if she drank any. Lying, she said no when out of nowhere a panther pounced and knocked her to the ground. Murlock swiftly grabbed his rifle and ended the animal’s life with one shot to the head.
