ASTRID'S POV
I opened my eyes, and it was dark outside. A few days had passed since they sent the guards to the hunters' lair to investigate. The only thing we knew about them, the only thing that proved they were alive, was their constant reports every day. I had the fear that one day they were not going to report. They were going to be killed. But it was just a tight j kept to myself.
I kept getting the urge to go there and search for myself, but it was very dangerous considering I was the biggest target in this whole issue.
I got up from bed as I looked out the window. The cold hair hit my nose as I watched the branches and the leaves move under the windy weather. The distance lights of the nearby residents in their homes. The subtle, unnoticeable movement of the night watc
