Hunted by Paul Eslinger

Author:Paul Eslinger [Eslinger, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20 – Transformation

Although I knew what the Hunter’s emotions felt like, I had never seen him. I held out Trey’s pack and said, “Here. Put this on so we can leave.” Trey put it on almost as fast as a frog’s tongue snares a fly, but that gave me enough time to glance over the wagon at the Hunter. He was standing sideways to me looking up in the sky but I could tell he was half a head taller than the woman. His clothing looked normal, he had a long black beard and black hair, and a big nose. His leather hat had a wide brim and the crown had an unusual point.

“Let’s go,” Trey hissed, interrupting my study of the killer. However, I had seen enough to be able to pick him out in a crowd, especially if he was with the woman.

“Lead on,” I whispered and then followed as he strode at a normal speed toward the baking tent. He walked faster once we were out of sight behind the tent, but didn’t break into a run.

“Where are we going?” I asked.

“Away from here,” Trey rasped. “If we don’t, I’m going to get my bow out and put an arrow into that man.”

I jerked my thumb over my shoulder. “They’d kill you if you did.”

“Who would?” he barked.

“The other people in town. They don’t know what he does.”

Trey’s face turned red and he pulled his lips back from his teeth like he was a snarling dog. “I don’t care.”

“I do,” I said soothingly. “We both want justice but there has to be a way to get it without getting killed in the process.”

“How?” he asked.

I wasn’t sure how, but right now I wanted Trey to calm down and start thinking clearly. He was usually the one who did that for me. “Did you see the woman with the Hunter?” I asked.

Trey looked over at me and a hint of sanity reappeared in his eyes. “No. I just looked at the big man.”

I glanced back to make sure no one was following us. The dragon had circled higher in the sky, but it was still over town. No one was visible on the street behind us. “We knew the Hunter was in town before we arrived. You warned me that a woman who could hide her emotions must have magical abilities.”

Trey gave a satisfied smirk. “She did, didn’t she?’”

“She did, but it wasn’t anything I expected. I went over to see if they changed the poster back to the original picture. They hadn’t, but the woman saw me checking it and started asking questions. Part of her magic was to make you answer every question she asked.”

“Uh oh,” Trey said. “Did you answer all of her questions?”

“Yes, but I learned by listening to you talk to those two guards. I mixed truths and half-truths with a few lies.”

By this time, we were most of the way to the southern edge of town. Trey stopped and faced me with his hands clenched around his pack straps.

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