The Grey Wolf: A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

Author:Julie Mannino [Mannino, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“I spanned the crossbows and left them upstairs,” said Dan. “One’s under my bed, one’s under yours, and one is in the privy room. You still got the one under the counter, right?”

Muhammad raised an eyebrow. “Yeah. Er, do you expect me to be attacked while I’m taking a piss or something?”

“No, but I’m just being cautious. There’s a crazy murderer on the loose.”

“You didn’t seem that uptight when you came back from the Baron.”

“I couldn’t sleep last night and was thinking about having Vaywin stay here with us,” said Dan. “She’s certainly not helpless, but if some sick bastard is looking for easy victims, a woman living alone in a cave might look pretty good to him.”

“That’s true, but she won’t want to live here, eh? While you were last gone, she was practically climbing the walls.”

“She’ll get over it. I just want us to have protection in case the murderer ever decides to break in or something.”

“He seems to prefer lone people, eh?”

“Yeah, but you never know. Why take chances with a lunatic? Who knows what he might end up doing?”

Dan told Vaywin about Camden, the note, and then said she should stay at the shop for a while. She acted like he’d asked her to roll around in dog shit.

“You expect me to live in the city for who knows how long?”

“Camden is dead!” exclaimed Dan. “You live out here alone-”

“If anybody tries to kill me, I’ll cut their damn dick off and make them eat it.”

He made a frustrated noise. “I know you can fight, but you’re getting older, and you’re not invincible. I seem to remember someone reminding me that I’m not invincible either not too long ago. Even if you screamed for help, nobody would hear you out here. I don’t want to come visit you one day and find you dead in the cave or out in the woods somewhere.”

“I still think we should leave the area entirely. It’s you they want, not me.”

“They’ll just follow. Besides, I have to go do something. I’d feel better if you stayed at the shop.”

“What do you need to do?” she snapped.

"Tax and rent time will come, Camden obviously won't be paying, and if someone goes knocking to demand that he pay up, he won't be there. He might have some things he’d rather nobody find.”

“He’s dead. I highly doubt that he cares at this point. In his next life, he won’t remember this one.”

Dan didn’t believe in people being reincarnated, so he ignored that last bit. “Let people think he was just an artist. It’s easier that way. I don’t think he can be linked to us, but you never know. It’s another precaution, and he was a friend to us before. Pack up whatever you want to take. If I have to drag you kicking and screaming into Nantret, I will, and I won’t care what the gate guards think.”

“I could kick your ass with one hand tied behind my back,” she muttered, but she got up to pack.

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