on the other hand , shadow had no plans of retaliating . it grunted , remaining its head on its fore paws . now it was odi 's turn to treat his own wounds which seemed to dry on his skin . he found another clean cloth sitting on his makeshift pantry , and soaked it in the lukewarm water . he repeated the healing process on his own skin

a brief word to the head waiter secured for us a table in a remote corner , bathed in its own pool of yellow light . '' do you come here often ? '' i asked , curious . '' you seem to be what they call a ' regular ' . '' '' my father , '' he replied , looking a little embarrassed , '' is the regular

the bandit prodded at some of the undergrowth in front of him with his sword . a man appeared from out of the bushes and went to grab his friend . it was all the time gordy needed . the arrow struck the man in the side . the dying man clutched at the blinded bandit as he fell to the ground . '' that was one of the archers , '' whispered gordy

when it swung shut , he grabbed the man and swung him into the wall , hard , and then onto the floor , where he knelt on his back and forced the cuffs on him . it took only seconds to subdue him . '' you lied to me , corey , '' he said as he rolled him over . '' you were n't thinking of leaving , were you
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