The Villain's Hero
I realized.
“Mhm. Caraway and I scouted this morning, and there’s a… thing,” he made pincher movements with his fingers as if that enlightened me at all as to the nature of the monster. “To the east. So, we’ll head that way. It’s a big one, but not as big as some,” he added. “And Tarragon wants to practice killing monsters whilst in human form, so it’s a good one for her to practice on…”
“Oh, Val,” I pressed my hands to my stomach, ill with unease. “I don’t feel good about her doing that.”