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mumble something along the lines of ‘well, I guess I’ll be off,
then’ before he shifted and loped off. He chuckled at the
bewildered looks on the guards’ faces as he tipped his head in
farewell, shifted, and bolted deeper into the enclosure. He ran
until he could no longer hear the men. He wasn’t scared that they
might come after him. They’d be daft to come in after him even if
they were armed. Five guards against the moons knew how many
rogues… it was suicide. He grunted. And yet, here he was. He
reached down and made sure his dagger was loose in its scabbard.
Now, he thought to himself, if I was a scared human girl, where
would I be hiding?
His eyes turned up into the trees.
“Hey, you!”
Tyler turned, making sure his pack covered his
dagger. He thought quickly and brought every saying he’d heard his
Aunt and other humans he’d heard say come to mind.
“Oh, thank god!” he exclaimed, glad he managed to
give the words his Aunt’s accent. She always said that Majs tended
to sound Irish and whatever that meant, he didn’t think it was a
good thing at this point in time. “I’m looking for my wife! Please,
tell me you’ve seen her!”
The man, he couldn’t have been much older than Tyler,
ran a hand through his black hair, frowning. “Ah, I guess that
depends.”
“What’s wrong?”
The man seemed to shake himself mentally. “Never
mind. I thought you were one of them.”
Tyler let his jaw drop. “Why the hell would you think
that?” He prayed to the moons the man wouldn’t ask to see behind
his ears. The sight of his Maj mark would be a sure giveaway he was
lying.
“Just the clothes and the pack. They don’t let us
keep those.” He shrugged again. “So, your wife, eh? What’s she look
like?”
“They just brought her in. She’s about this tall,
long dark brown hair, grey green eyes… her name’s Heidi.” Tyler
held out his hand. “I’m Tyler, by the way.”
“Nathan.” He smiled and shook hands. “How long ago
did you cross?”
“A month ago. Me and Heidi were taking a walk and the
next thing we knew, we were here. What the hell is this place?”
Nathan grinned. “Damned if I know, but it sucks. Come
on, we’ll head over to the camp. Maybe someone found your wife
wandering around.”
Tyler took a deep breath and plastered a smile on his
face. “Thank you so much!”
It took a few minutes of making a trail through the
dense brush, but soon the sounds of life reached his ears.
“Hey, Garry!”
“What’s up, Nathan?”
“They just dumped another one. Garry, this is Tyler.
Him and his wife crossed over about a month ago.”
A man with greying brown curls and dark eyes nodded
to them.
“They took my wife and separated us.” Tyler clenched
his jaw and swallowed hard, hoping he looked more devastated than
ready to kill. “Did anyone find her? Her name’s Heidi.”
“Tyler!” Heidi’s yell rose an octave as she ran out
of the tent and ran at him, her hair streaming behind her.
“Thank god!” Tyler caught her in his arms and almost
fell over with the force of her hug. He brought his face down to
her neck. “They think I’m human and you’re my wife,” he mumbled
softly so no one would hear.
She gave a small nod of her head and looked up at
him. His heart clenched at the tears running down her face.
“Shush, love, it will be alright.” He noticed
everyone was watching. “You’re not hurt?” He silently swore as the
last sentence came out sounding Irish. She shook her head and he
breathed a sigh of relief. He closed his eyes. “We have to get out
of here.”
Nathan grunted. “Good luck with that. Trust me, we’ve
all tried.”
The cry of a young child made Tyler frown. “They put
little ones in here?” He couldn’t disguise his accent as the anger
exploded from him. A few of the men and women were starting to
frown. Heidi gripped his hand and plastered herself to his side. He
pulled her close.
“You’re sure you’re
mumble something along the lines of ‘well, I guess I’ll be off,
then’ before he shifted and loped off. He chuckled at the
bewildered looks on the guards’ faces as he tipped his head in
farewell, shifted, and bolted deeper into the enclosure. He ran
until he could no longer hear the men. He wasn’t scared that they
might come after him. They’d be daft to come in after him even if
they were armed. Five guards against the moons knew how many
rogues… it was suicide. He grunted. And yet, here he was. He
reached down and made sure his dagger was loose in its scabbard.
Now, he thought to himself, if I was a scared human girl, where
would I be hiding?
His eyes turned up into the trees.
“Hey, you!”
Tyler turned, making sure his pack covered his
dagger. He thought quickly and brought every saying he’d heard his
Aunt and other humans he’d heard say come to mind.
“Oh, thank god!” he exclaimed, glad he managed to
give the words his Aunt’s accent. She always said that Majs tended
to sound Irish and whatever that meant, he didn’t think it was a
good thing at this point in time. “I’m looking for my wife! Please,
tell me you’ve seen her!”
The man, he couldn’t have been much older than Tyler,
ran a hand through his black hair, frowning. “Ah, I guess that
depends.”
“What’s wrong?”
The man seemed to shake himself mentally. “Never
mind. I thought you were one of them.”
Tyler let his jaw drop. “Why the hell would you think
that?” He prayed to the moons the man wouldn’t ask to see behind
his ears. The sight of his Maj mark would be a sure giveaway he was
lying.
“Just the clothes and the pack. They don’t let us
keep those.” He shrugged again. “So, your wife, eh? What’s she look
like?”
“They just brought her in. She’s about this tall,
long dark brown hair, grey green eyes… her name’s Heidi.” Tyler
held out his hand. “I’m Tyler, by the way.”
“Nathan.” He smiled and shook hands. “How long ago
did you cross?”
“A month ago. Me and Heidi were taking a walk and the
next thing we knew, we were here. What the hell is this place?”
Nathan grinned. “Damned if I know, but it sucks. Come
on, we’ll head over to the camp. Maybe someone found your wife
wandering around.”
Tyler took a deep breath and plastered a smile on his
face. “Thank you so much!”
It took a few minutes of making a trail through the
dense brush, but soon the sounds of life reached his ears.
“Hey, Garry!”
“What’s up, Nathan?”
“They just dumped another one. Garry, this is Tyler.
Him and his wife crossed over about a month ago.”
A man with greying brown curls and dark eyes nodded
to them.
“They took my wife and separated us.” Tyler clenched
his jaw and swallowed hard, hoping he looked more devastated than
ready to kill. “Did anyone find her? Her name’s Heidi.”
“Tyler!” Heidi’s yell rose an octave as she ran out
of the tent and ran at him, her hair streaming behind her.
“Thank god!” Tyler caught her in his arms and almost
fell over with the force of her hug. He brought his face down to
her neck. “They think I’m human and you’re my wife,” he mumbled
softly so no one would hear.
She gave a small nod of her head and looked up at
him. His heart clenched at the tears running down her face.
“Shush, love, it will be alright.” He noticed
everyone was watching. “You’re not hurt?” He silently swore as the
last sentence came out sounding Irish. She shook her head and he
breathed a sigh of relief. He closed his eyes. “We have to get out
of here.”
Nathan grunted. “Good luck with that. Trust me, we’ve
all tried.”
The cry of a young child made Tyler frown. “They put
little ones in here?” He couldn’t disguise his accent as the anger
exploded from him. A few of the men and women were starting to
frown. Heidi gripped his hand and plastered herself to his side. He
pulled her close.
“You’re sure you’re
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