Bad News Bears
12-27-2018, 05:49 PM
His father easily agreed with what he had to say, Rhyme had seen more than once their tactic of divide and conquer. He’d been forced to participate in such a raid as well, though he only recently managed not to feel sick at memories of those times. He always tried to keep his paws free of the blood of innocents and went in fighting for his life. If he wasn’t killed by the slaver’s enemies he would be killed by the slavers themselves. Or they might have targeted his mother. Valentine predicted their moves as easily as if he had been there for the raids himself. Shaye asked about their own plans for the day, and Rhyme wondered who all Valentine had suckered into bringing with them. He hoped he might have found his sister. Too many years had passed since he and Rhys had enjoyed a good spar. Rhyme looked to his father curiously, what did he have planned for them? ”They certainly wont be playing fair.” He mentioned, as Valentine had so eloquently put in different words when Rhyme sought approval for Shaye’s presence. |
