Dagger We made our way back in one piece. I was taken to a room where they started running tests, trying to identify the poison. The other warrior had already been checked, and he was in a much worse state than me. When Hope had finally shifted to human, she had explained what had happened at her end, how the siblings had ambushed her using her brother as bait. I was still surprised Hector had helped with the fight but hoped that would mend some of the problems between him and Hope. They deserved a second chance. I told her what had happened with the Hunters, and I could see the fear on her face, she had lost her mother to them, and it had brought bad memories. I was sure they had used them for exactly that reason. If they hadn't been dead, I would have torn them apart piece by piece for