“Are we keeping hostages now,” Khalil raised his head from the fire he had been staring at deep in thought. His eyes shifted to the female vampire he had bargained with Gog for. She was huddled in the small blanket he had spared so she could keep warm. She had folded herself inside it as far away from them as soon as they made camp deep in the Kobi forest. The night air was frigid, you’d think she would keep close and warm herself by the fire. No. She wanted to be as far away from them as she possibly could. She didn’t look so good either. The Gog had clearly done a number on her. Khalil shook his head, maybe taking her was a mistake. She was not going to be of any help to him. Yes, she’d been in the Gog’s dwelling place right about the same time his sister was there, but she hasn’t