Chapter 34

==Summery==
After seeing that the Priestess would rather commit suicide than be captured, Marcus ambushes and kills the four remaining Beast Tamers and their wolf mounts. Marcus introduces himself as a Britannian rather than a Roman, to prevent her from becoming hostile towards him. He tells her to come with him, knowing she couldn't resist because she was exhausted, and mentions that he needs help learning shapeshifting, revealing his scales, to give her a sense of leverage to win her trust. After she collapses in his arms, he carries her to his camp, but takes the long way, moving in the opposite direction initially, towards the Rhine River to lay a false trail. He also passes closely by beasts territories, hopping the wolf riders who case after them, will draw the attention of the nearby beast as a distraction. She tells him his name is Astrid, and he says that his name is Marcus, but hides his last name, since he knew she would likely be upset if she knew he was a member of a famous Roman Patrician Family.
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