*Gravestone*

“I will not ask again,” I growled, my teeth sharpening into fangs as I tightened the grip on my sword. “Come out. Now!”

Bel shook in my arms. Both of us were tired. I had been giving her and Allesandra the better portion of our rations the past few days, so she was doing a lot better than I was. I was tough, but three days on maybe half a day’s worth of food and even less worth of sleep? I sure hope the guy in the bush was missing a limb or two.

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