06-25-2009, 06:09 AM
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Marcus sighed in relief. Relieved that not everybody was slaughtered by this malevolence, and by not becoming a human pincushion. Jesturing to Daniel, he spoke. "Let me handle this, lad."
Not that he didn't trust the boy, but the recent attacks struck him hard. It was easy to understand. This was his home, and now people he knew here were dead. All that combined with how Daniel blamed himself made the boy less likely to be level-headed.
The sudden crackle of leaves behind the three startled both Daniel and Marcus, making them turn around. Robin too, after the men saw the four hunters behind them, bows knocked and ready but the aim lowered. Whoever the men in green were, they were able to sneak up on her Daniel, and that wasn't an easy thing to do.
"Okay, Elf," one of the hunters grunted. "What the hell are you doing back here now?"
"Corbin," Daniel muttered.
So much for that, Marcus thought.
Marcus sighed in relief. Relieved that not everybody was slaughtered by this malevolence, and by not becoming a human pincushion. Jesturing to Daniel, he spoke. "Let me handle this, lad."
Not that he didn't trust the boy, but the recent attacks struck him hard. It was easy to understand. This was his home, and now people he knew here were dead. All that combined with how Daniel blamed himself made the boy less likely to be level-headed.
The sudden crackle of leaves behind the three startled both Daniel and Marcus, making them turn around. Robin too, after the men saw the four hunters behind them, bows knocked and ready but the aim lowered. Whoever the men in green were, they were able to sneak up on her Daniel, and that wasn't an easy thing to do.
"Okay, Elf," one of the hunters grunted. "What the hell are you doing back here now?"
"Corbin," Daniel muttered.
So much for that, Marcus thought.