Jake stood by the fire with his arms crossed looking way too pleased with himself for someone who'd just been left on babysitting duty.

"Alright, so here's how this is gonna work," he announced like he was some kind of authority figure. "You stay over there by the fire and don't move. I'll handle the prisoners."

I observed him and noticed how young he was. He couldn't be more than sixteen, seventeen at most. Too young to be acting this cocky, and too inexperienced to be left in charge of ...