章 54: The Hunt (5)

She gulped. But she followed anyway; who would want to anger this monster?

She stood before him.

"Do you think what you did just now was enough to thank me?" He asked.

She began to sweat profusely. She wanted to say 'yes' but she did not want a bloody painting on her skin. "I…"

"It was more than enough, actually." He patted her naked shoulder, sending shivers down her spine. "As a reward, take the three nameplates."

She shook her head and gestured intensely with her hands. "No, I can't-"

"So, you are refusing?" The smile ran away from his face, horrifying the poor girl.

"No, I will take them." She grasped the fire circler's torn clothes from the ground and collected the name plate; the other two corpses followed.

"I am planning to go there." He pointed northward, to the Medial mountains. "Want to join me?"

"I-"

"Welcome to the party." He smiled.