te. The smell of roasting rabbit filled the air, but Areli had no
udying her face. The sympathy from earlier w
through the quiet. "You said you sli
her stomach ti
. "Then why don't yo
linked.
be scraped up like a side of beef. But your skin, aside from the dirt and the brui
against her ribs. She had underestimated them. The
shed, she'd be admitting she was involved in a clan powe
ruth was too obvious. She
er pupils dilate. She forced her breathing to hitch, then accel
ispered. "No
"Areli? I asked
clutched her head, her nails digging into her s
nd unseeing. "The wings... the claws... it g
e shoved Brown back. "What the hell a
stion!" Brown protested,
it eat me!" she sobbed, her body shaking uncontrollabl
wrapping his arms around her. "I
e you happy now? You ga
neck, his face flushing with guilt. "I... I di
. What you're saying makes sense... the Blackwind Cliff area is a known hunting ground for Wind Drakes. They dive fro
offering him a weak, watery smile. "I
of roasted meat. "Eat.
let her gaze drift over the three men. They were powerful.
ould get to him, she could use his
through the forest. The fire flickered
kness, his face grim. He made a s
ntly on their feet, all t
dered, pulling
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