Chapter 161

Now, with the comfort of long practice, he was able to keep the other man calm and accepting, a method he had learned years before. He bowed his head and drank to his heart's content, being cautious not to drink too much. He didn't want his target to become ill or dizzy while he was hunting. In the midst of assisting the first man to a sitting position in the undergrowth, he called out for the other man to join him.

Andrew battled the need to kill them and padded as he turned back toward the other camp after he retrieved the younger man's satchel, which contained an unusual parchment he did not know. Finally satisfied, he allowed his body to recover slowly as he hissed silently.

In the camp, he observed the family now traveling together as sea traders and couriers, wandering from hamlet to hamlet as frequently as possible.

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In the Waterland Kingdom

Malania, princess of the Land and daughter of the ruler of the sea people in the wes