Chrome and Claws
“Scared people don’t whisper like that, scared people don’t stop looking you in the eye and also scared people don't grab their knives when you pass.”
Sabrina hesitated. Then, quietly: “You’re not wrong but they wouldn’t… they wouldn’t do anything, would they?”
Raven barked a mirthless laugh. “You’ve lived too soft, Sabs.
Fear makes people kill. Always has.”
The words silenced Sabrina. Her small hands twisted in her lap, her knuckles whitening.
By the time Reed emerged from his cot that evening, the camp was already thick with tension. He walked stiffly, leaning on a cane, his body still pale from the fever that had nearly killed him. Yet his presence was enough to draw every Fang’s attentio