Veins of Vengeance
Inside, I set her down on the silk sheets that smelt heavily of lavender, and I moved to the small first-aid box I’d come along with, as an after-thought, now silently grateful I’d picked it up.
None of us said a word for a few moments, and as I picked out a bandage and walked over to where I’d set her down, taking her ankle in my hands, the silence remained.
Finally, she cleared her throat as I started to wrap the bandage around the swelling.
“Now you’ve taken me away from the hunting ground, what do we do?” She demanded, a slight annoyance in her tone. “I was just starting to enjoy the thrill of quietly waiting for the—“
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