章 33: Scout

"So, how long should we wait? " Ace's soft voice broke the silence in the hole of the tree.

Kane glanced at Ace and then turned to Ashley who cleared her throat and said, "An hour more. Any beast that might have been attracted by the ship should have left by then. And we also have to see if that kid is dead or not.... Kane, Can you smell blood? "

She asked Kane who shook his head. "No, I don't. We didn't see him walk away. So I guess he might be hiding around this tree. "

"No, he might have crawled like he was talking about," Ashley said.

"Why didn't you let me kill him? "Kane asked, a bit confused at why she had forced him to let the kid go.

"We need someone to scout the way for us, don't we? "Ashley replied with a chilling smile on her face. Using that kid to scout wasn't the best way to know the dangers but it was the only non-dangerous way they had at the moment.