Servant: the Dark God book One (Volume 1)
“Da’s face was bruised. His throat was worse where the creature had throttled him. It looked like he wore a blue and purple collar. Da finished his tale, his voice broken.
They all stood in silence. Talen glanced at the others. If they weren’t going to say it, he would. And he didn’t care that the boy and the girl were standing right here with them. “The evidence, it appears, is overwhelming. The Fir-Noy were not making this rot up.”
Earlier, he hadn’t known what to do. He and Nettle had... discussed the situation from the moment the girl and boy had gone down into the cellar last night until the sun rose. They could give the girl and boy the benefit of the doubt, as it seemed Da, River, and Ke were willing to do, and assume huge risks. They could distract the two until Nettle could call the authorities to come collect them. Or they could kill them. But if they were sleth and there was a nest of them out there, then anyone who killed the boy and girl could expect the same retribution that was visited upon the village of Plum.MoreLess
They all stood in silence. Talen glanced at the others. If they weren’t going to say it, he would. And he didn’t care that the boy and the girl were standing right here with them. “The evidence, it appears, is overwhelming. The Fir-Noy were not making this rot up.”
Earlier, he hadn’t known what to do. He and Nettle had... discussed the situation from the moment the girl and boy had gone down into the cellar last night until the sun rose. They could give the girl and boy the benefit of the doubt, as it seemed Da, River, and Ke were willing to do, and assume huge risks. They could distract the two until Nettle could call the authorities to come collect them. Or they could kill them. But if they were sleth and there was a nest of them out there, then anyone who killed the boy and girl could expect the same retribution that was visited upon the village of Plum.MoreLess
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