Evan stuck his tongue out, making a face as he translated for White.

"Great-grandpa and Great-grandma aren't here, but all their stuff still is."

"Every cabin's got someone on guard. Every place to stay is already taken."

"The storage shed is packed with all kinds of animal pelts and meat. And... there are over a dozen dead black storks."

Elysia's brows shot up in alarm. Black storks-those were on the endangered species list!

They were called the "pandas of the bird world" because they were so rare. And these people had killed more than ten?

Were these poachers?

But her grandparents had lived in these mountains for years, treating the animals as friends. How could they possibly allow people to kill so many protected animals?

Wait. Maybe they hadn't allowed it—but what could they do?

There were so many intruders, all of them armed. What could her grandparents possibly do against them?

Elysia's worry deepened, both for her grandparents and for the animals that had suffered.

"White says that when these people arrived, Great-grandpa and Great-grandma had already left," Evan said suddenly.

Elysia blinked in surprise. "They left? What do you mean?"

"They went out. Left the place."

"Where did they go?"

that they left yesterday evening. Not long

little bit of

hadn't been

piped up. "I'll ask White to look around

to get info. After sending White off with his new mission, Elliot furrowed

over here and ask a few more questions?" Tarquin nodded he had the same thought. "I'll

the cabin door

a while before someone strode

words. He slid a watch through the crack of the

that secondhand and get at least five hundred

the watch, checked it

out his terms, calm as ever. "I'm thirsty. I want

watch, but he wasn't

His tone was

a million, it means I'm loaded. I've got plenty more valuables on me. If you don't want to trade water for my money, I'm sure

He hissed, "Try yelling, and I swear I'll

eyebrow, unimpressed. "Will you? Your boss said not to touch us before

breath, looking ready to shout. The guard lunged to stop him, panicked.

His tone was harsh.

a bottle of water, but if

nothing,

hurried

later, he

shutting the

him-obviously, he didn't want

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