Nightshade
The snap of a branch too heavy to be that of a small animal.
Kade was already on his feet, knife in his hand. He held up a hand...silence.
We waited.
Five figures emerged from the tree line. Rogues from the wild look in their eyes, the scars covering their exposed skin and the horrible, rotten stench that emanated from them.
"Well well." The one in front said, a scarred man with one white eye and jagged yellow teeth. "Look what we have here. Pack wolves in neutral territory. You lost, puppies?"