Thomas dodged Gabriel's attack. His vision bounced every which way, too fast for me to see even if I wanted to.

My limbs trembling, I shouldered my bow and replaced my arrow in my quiver. Then with my eyes squeezed shut, I rushed toward Archer with my hands out.

"You ruined me, you bastard!" Gabriel shouted. His fury ricocheted between the walls of the tiny cabin and shrank it even smaller.

Over Thomas's vicious growls, steel whistled through the air ...