23 - SAMUEL

SAMUEL

She doesn't answer me, but I smile a little as she whimpers at my words. I then doze, making sure to put my training to good use and know what is happening around me even as I get the rest my mind and body need. When morning shines into the cave, I stretch and look around to see that Maxine is sleeping, and that Mat is sitting up against the wall with his arms resting on his knees. I get to my feet and he says, 

"So I guess it's time to take me to my death..." 

"Why did you do it? Why did you help her back then?" 

"She gave us the information that we needed to get into one of the most feared packs within King Noah's kingdom. To be able to enter the Royal Blood Moon pack without losing anyone to the border patrols, was something that I couldn't pass up and then that day with the numbers we had accumulated we managed to take out most of the patrols on our way in without setting off the alarms until we were right near t