Wind by Cheryl Twaddle

Author:Cheryl Twaddle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cheryl Twaddle
Published: 2012-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

I ate my deer steak alone. It wasn’t that bad; a little gamey but I liked it and I was hungry. Neither Max nor Ryan made any attempt to return and talk to me. I felt sorry for Ryan; he must have been in Pig’s camp all this time and had obviously not been treated well. Knowing how Pig disliked newcomers, I was sure Ryan’s last two years must have been pure hell. Despite all of this, I was glad he was here. It felt good to see someone that I actually knew. It reminded me of home and I hoped that, maybe, he’d come with us when we escaped. I knew Marshal and everyone else would treat him decently and help him get back in shape. A healthy Ryan Duncan would be a big help when the Blood Demons came. The Blood Demons; I had almost forgotten about them. What if they were already on their way here? I took a deep breath and pushed the thought to the back of my mind. I could worry about the Blood Demons when I got myself, Robert and Madge out of this camp safe and sound.

After I was finished eating, I was led to the red tent by two of the ugliest women I had ever seen. Like the one that had slapped Robert across the face, these two looked dirty and smelled horrible. They had messy hair and a hungry, wild look in their eyes. Both were missing teeth and neither one had any sense of how a woman should act. Twice the one with the darker hair spit huge gobs of phlegm to the side and the blond one kept scratching herself in very inappropriate places, not caring if anyone saw her. I didn’t think even a hot shower and makeover would help them. They opened the flap to the tent and I saw Robert and Madge for the first time in hours. They were untied and lying on thick blankets that kept them somewhat off the cold ground. Madge was still unconscious but, even though he had his back to us, I could tell that Robert was awake. He didn’t move as the two women roughly shoved me inside and then closed the flap and left.

“Robert, are you okay?” I crawled over to him.

“Shh,” he whispered. “They have people all around this tent. I’ve been watching their shadows.”

“I know, I saw them too,” I said. “How long have you been awake?”

“I never was unconscious,” he said. “I just pretended to be. I figured they would keep me with Madge if I, too, was out.”

“You’re probably right.” I looked down at the plump woman lying there with her eyes still closed. “How is she?”

“Not good, I think.” He lightly brushed her hair with his fingers. “She should have woken by now and her foot is swollen badly. I’m afraid it’s broken.”

“Oh.” This wasn’t good. I wanted to escape and was hoping they would come with me but that would be impossible.

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