Guardian 2 by Xander Jade

Author:Xander Jade [Jade, Xander]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

I went and grabbed the three extra bows with quivers from the barn. Filling them with arrows, I went out to meet the others. Alana, Tina, Mae, and Raenelle were waiting for me outside the barn. Seamus was off to the side.

“Ladies, does everyone know how to hunt?”

They nodded and I handed them my bow and the other three.

“Do you not need one, Gage?” Tina asked in disbelief.

“No, I have Seamus, and also my blades.” I took two throwing knives out of my harness and twirled them.

“Damn, are you an assassin?” Mae, the kitsune, questioned me with curiosity.

I chuckled and replied, “Nope, just trained.”

“Can I ask why?” Alana asked in her haughty tone.

I was definitely not going to tell them my secrets, so I shrugged it off and didn’t answer that question. “All right, ladies, let’s move out and see if we can stock the cold room.”

We walked into the woods to begin our journey. The ladies surrounded me, and we silently made our way to locate some fresh meat. Two hours later, we came upon a herd of stag, and our group spread out for each of them to try and get their own kill. Seamus made his way off to the side where no one would mess with his kill, hoping to get some fresh meat.

Our little group slowly moved up until we got into position. I gave the signal and they let loose the arrows, and my killer wolf tackled a stag as well.

I saw four stags down and the remaining one hurried away. The four would provide fresh meat for a few days at least, and whatever was left would go into the smokehouse. Seamus would be satisfied for a couple of days, too.

We strapped one of the stags onto the predator’s back and I carried one on mine. The last two were carried by the ladies. They made small talk on the way back, but as we came upon the clearing of the cabin, Raenelle spoke to me.

“Slade, I have to ask, how did you and Callie end up together?”

I looked at the beautiful lady of one of the Norsemen tribes, wondering what the tiff was between them.

“We helped some people in a caravan fight off a score of gnolls. I didn’t know who she was at the time. So, I left after dealing with the creatures because I didn’t want to deal with the people asking where I was from and such. Callie ended up tracking me down and wanted a chance to train with me. We hit it off, and now, she never wants to leave.”

The ladies smiled at my recollection. Raenelle responded, “I can understand why just watching you and your cozy setup here. You’re a rare find, Slade. She’s a lucky woman.”

The rest of the females murmured their agreement. I didn’t know what to say so I kept my mouth shut. It wouldn’t be pertinent to let them know that this was not my land or home.

As we came upon the barn, I grabbed some rope and began hanging the stags from the rafters.

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