Xander's Pov

"What I'm about to do would hurt more than any type of pain that you have felt in your entire life. Hardin, get a lot of dry wood."She instructed the old man's son and he nodded in affirmation. To gather the wood wasn't that hard, after all, we were in the center of the thick forest.

"Does anyone have a rope?"She questioned and the old man produced it from the little pile of things in his bag.

"What do you need a rope for?"I questioned as I stared at her suspiciously. First ...