|Theodore|
But if I thought that meant our journey would remain smooth, I was sorely mistaken.
By the fourth day, the real trouble finally found us. The ambushes started coming—fast, frequent, and vicious.
The rogues didn’t bother coming all at once in a grand assault. No, they were smarter than that. They came in waves—small groups, striking like hornets, trying to pick us off little by little. Testing our defenses. Looking for a weak spot. And since we had set out earlier than usual this morning, we were already battered and bloodied by the time noon rolled around.
This was the third damned ambush today alone.
"Fvcking damnit," I hissed under my breath as I drove my blade through the last rogue, twisting until I was certain he wouldn't get up again.
Breathing hard, I wiped the bloo
