Chapter 83: The hunt [2]

30 minutes later, Christensen stopped.

For the 2nd time, he put his head into the air and sniffed. "I can perceive their scent better now…" Christensen whispered as he tried to focus more.

"There are 1…, 2, 3…, 6, 7 humans". He continued. "Wait, I perceive another scent, what is this…, Hounds?"

Whoosh!

Almost at the same time that he heard the 'h' part of the one-syllabic word Hound, Legolas grabbed Christensen by the head before pushing him under the cluster of bush where they stopped to look.

At the same time that they moved, faraway in the distance, 3 Bloodhounds with deep hazel eyes turned their head in that direction as their ears stood up.

In their hiding spot, Christensen started sweating bullets as he whispered. "Their hounds almost caught us, their leader is trying to calm them down now".

"How the hell did you know?"

"I heard".

"…"

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