Hunter's Bounty (Veller) by Garry Spoor

Author:Garry Spoor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Garry T. Spoor
Published: 2013-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

***~~~***

14

Erin awoke to the sound of the birds in the trees as she pulled the blanket over her head and tried to block out the noise. There were very few assignments that she had been assigned that she was reluctant to see through, and this was one of them. Whether it was the bounty that she was required to bring in at any coast, or the company she was forced to cooperate with to bring in that bounty, this was one assignment she wished she never accepted, although she wasn’t given much of a choice.

The entire thing was blown out of proportion from the start. If it had been any other Hunter that had been accused of the crimes that Kile was accused of, he would have been given the opportunity to turn himself in and explain his actions before the council. Not only was Kile not given that option, but Erin was starting to believe that the council had no intentions of giving her the opportunity to explain her side, and yet Erin still had to bring her in and what made it worse, was that now Kile thought Erin was in on it as well.

Right now the girl was out there alone with the feeling that no one believed in her, that no one was on her side, and in some ways she was right. There really wasn’t anyone looking into the assassinations. The council had already closed that case even after the recent deaths. It is their belief that Kile was the assassin and no other explanation was needed. Instead of a trial, Erin was brining the girl in for her execution, which only confirmed Kile’s accusation, that Erin was just another part of it.

They had left Littenbeck two days ago and picked up Kile’s trail before the end of the first day. It wasn’t that difficult. She had only recently graduated from the Academy, she was only a level five hunter, she wasn’t very skilled in wilderness survival, and the trail was so easy to follow that any first year worth his admittance into the Academy could have done it. At the rate they were going and the signs that Kile was leaving behind, they would be able to overtake her by day’s end. In some ways it was a relief. It would mark an end to the assignment, but at what cost?

She turned over and closed her eyes. Maybe she could give Kile just a few more hours of freedom.

“It’s no use. You’re going to have to get up sometime.” Folkstaff said from his place beside the tree. She was beginning to wonder if the man ever slept.

“What’s the rush?” She mumbled.

“Oh… no rush.” He replied.

Erin opened her eyes.

Was that a note of amusement in his voice?

“Is this good news of bad news, and do I want to hear it?” She asked from under her blanket.

“That would depend on how you look at it.”

There was no getting around it. She would have to get up sooner or later to see what obstacles the day had just dumped on her.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.