There were no more voices now. The Warriors were silent and hunting. Either they had gone in a different direction or they realized what they were hunting was not a lost man. Inside the shadows of the cave I silently prayed not to be found.

My heartbeat sounded loudly in my ears and I wished it would be quiet. The men were close, I knew that much. I needed to be alert and Listen for them.

Suddenly figures passed in front of the flames of my campfire. I put a hand over my mouth to stop the scream. They would scour the area now. Why had I not thought to put out the damn fire?

Figures moved silently in the dark and I watched them. I couldn’t tell who it was, the moons weren’t up high enough to provide much Light yet.

I waited expectantly, but heard nothing, then without warning someone leapt to the ledge of the cave and looked inside. In a second I saw my life flash before my eyes. I did what my Damien would have done. I rushed him.

We tumbled down the slope and I used the attacker’s body to break my fall. I tried to run but a body was before me, standing in shadows. I stumbled back and my hand grabbed at a pile of rocks and dirt. The man came toward me and I flung the particulates in his face.

new hiding spot, but was stopped when I was tackled from the side.

male form. He rolled me under him and I cursed in every language I had access to. Desperate to survive, I struck out with flailing fists. The man just restrained my hands as

you said about us?” Bane whispered

don’t even know what that Last word means,

sagged with relief into the

Angela’s Library

walking up, “hit Bane, what you

the dark I could see Evan wiping

shape emerged from the blackness and Bane rolled off of

a cushion,” Kein groused stretching his back. “I’ll feel that for

I started to say and Bane

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