I
huffed by the time the town was a mere spec in the distance. We should probably avoid that place on the
way back.
All
three of us struggled to breathe, so upon hitting the winding hills, we decided
to take a break and sat down. A sour, paste-like substance filled my mouth in
the place of normal saliva. Caw! Caw! After a quick flap of its wings, the bird
descended to the ground just in front of us. The non-magical creature locked
eyes with me.
I
felt bile rise up my throat. Is this one
of the town's scouts? While forcing myself to swallow, I stood.
The
bird hopped around on one foot, dancing as if it were happy. "I've finally
found you ... Master will be so relieved."
Ren
hissed. "Worthless, feather dropping
spy!"
"Ren!"
My eyes felt like they were going to pop out of my head. "Watch your
mouth!"
"Defending
one of Maru's spies now?" Ren stepped forward.
"Maru's
spies?"
"Yes!
He often uses these brainless fools!"
The
bird took a step backwards. "Message! I have a messa--"
Ren
leaped into the air and pinned the bird to the ground. With his claws extended,
he pressed his paw to the bird's
throat. "I don't need to hear any of your filthy, feather dropping
garbage!"
After
squawking, the bird looked directly at me. "He has retu--"
Ren
pressed his paw down and removed the bird's head. Blood poured out onto the
ground and turned the grass red.
I
leaped forward and knocked Ren off of the bird's corpse. While baring my teeth,
I hissed. What is wrong with you?"
Cody
stepped between us and shook his head. "Remember where that led us last
time."
When
I turned away from Ren, I began climbing the hills. Mom needed to be rescued.
Besides, I wanted to be done with this task. The less time I had to send with
Ren the better.
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