XIV. Second-in-Command

One of the enemies kicked Teofilo behind his knee, “Ugh!” and he fell to the ground. My heart pounded quickly. What should I do? Because of my carelessness, Teofilo is in danger.

"To which pack do you belong?" asked the man holding me. The tip of his knife is pointing at my neck.

"You don't need to know. Let go of the woman!"

"Trying to act brave in front of a woman, huh?" The man who had kicked Teofilo sat down on his feet and roughly pulled Teofilo's hair, causing him to look up at the man. "What are you boasting about? Do you think you're that great?"

"Who's acting brave here because of the hostage? You're no match for me," Teofilo arrogantly replied.

I frowned. I don't know if Teofilo was just teasing the enemy or if he is simply stupid. We both know he could defeat all the enemies here if they hadn't captured me. But we are not in a situation where he could boast about it! They might kill us in an instant. Stupid jerk!

"Do you want us to kill this woman?" threatened the man