They stopped in a field outside of town and split up to hunt. Katelina scuffed through dead grass shot with green, until a rabbit dashed out. It made three hops before it froze, enchanted by Jorick's mental abilities.

He scooped the creature up and handed it to her. The warmth of the rabbit's body, and its blank hypnotized stare, bothered her until she smelled the blood. When she came back to herself, her fangs were buried in its small throat.

She quickly handed the ...