Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 201-1

"Danielle quickly worked on the lighter, her heart racing, but her face stayed calm.

"The lighter was being difficult. ’I swear, if you don’t light now, I’m tossing you,’ she thought, but maybe it was the threat that did it; the lighter finally sparked.

"She lit the cotton swab and handed the other torch to Xavier.

The cave lit up, and the bats stopped flying toward them, though they didn’t scatter. They just hovered in the air, screeching louder, clearly annoyed.

“Forget about them for now. The torches won’t last long, we need to move," Danielle said, her voice tense.

"Then, she pulled out a pouch of medicinal powder. "Xavier, cover your mouth and nose." She tossed a handful of the powder into the air.

the bats, and many of them dropped to the ground. Xavier blinked,

out all these damn things," Xavier said,

or the sight of their fallen comrades, but

all," Danielle said, a frustrated

like they’re getting even

down toward them. Danielle held the torch

led the charge, with the smaller ones quickly following, all coming at them. Danielle swung the torch at them, hoping to scare them off,

two groups and came at them from both sides. Danielle

eyes sharp. "Do you think the big bats are in charge of the smaller ones? If they are, maybe we just need to take

didn’t dodge. Dagger in hand, she ran at it and plunged the blade deep into its body. In