Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Early Stages of Rotting

He didn't answer and she felt him withdraw further from her. As if her question had triggered something painful. And frightening. Red shot into his eyes like blood exploding from a gunshot. His body trembled and then became preternaturally still.

She sought for something to say to distract him. "Humans are different. We like to visit and talk and eat together." Except, she never did that. The only time she ever did have anything approaching a normal life had been the two years she spent under cover in No Name Town. She rubbed her temples. Where did that strange thought come from? It disappeared and left her with the feeling of being on the brink of recalling something. As much as she wanted to remember, she now feared those memories.

He relaxed slightly. "I have observed Natalie and Julia doing this. They make it difficult for the warriors to act with honor."

"How so?"