The first camp was barely a pallet of blankets. My husbands stayed shifted for the night, taking turns over watch. I took the opportunity to check on Gine.
Where he was, they had also stopped. His captors had tied him up securely and were talking among themselves. Gine watched testing the ropes around him. It always amazed me that beastmen couldn't just shift and loosen the ties.
"Do you think they followed us?" Someone said, glancing over to Gine with caution.
"There is no way. You saw what we did to those other two. Only a heartless person would leave them to die and chase after someone else." The man's cruel laughter echoed in the stillness of the night.
"But you remember what the queen said. She warned us that we shouldn't assume anything. We shouldn't stop for long. Once we get to the Palace, we will be paid."
