Chapter 7

“It was Davidson, right?”

“The bite wasn’t too deep. Your skin is a little burnt, by tomorrow you will be fine”.

“It was Davidson, right?” I ask again, reaching up to feel my bandaged neck. I don’t remember much after I was bitten, but I know I have been in pain since the incident. Something tells me it is because Sia has already marked me with his stuff, but Lyles says it is because his bite was venomous.

“Tell me something Crinka, you have been with him for years. You saw the bite yourself. Does his mark look like this?”

“I don’t know,” I say, ashamed. “He has never really bitten me before. An attempt, but nothing more than that”.

“Exactly. So let’s just assume it was not Davidson”.

I will ask Sia instead since Lyles is of no help. “Since you won’t admit it was Davidson, tell me, Lyles, who saved me?”