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The three rode as hard as they dared under the moonlight for the next hour. It was only when heavy clouds began to obscure the orb’s radiance that they slowed the pace. Cassidy watched for any signs of pursuit.
“How far behind do you think?”
Isidora cocked her head to the side as if doing calculations in her head. “Hard to know. What survivors there are will have to locate their horses. I stole one and scattered the rest to the night.”
“Beautiful.”
She continued, “Most are injured or dead. My guess is that unless they have more we did not see, they won’t have the will to give chase.”
Cassidy nudged Hadrian. “How many are there?”
He coughed. “Water, please.”
Cassidy retrieved his canteen and held it just out of reach from his prisoner. “How many?”
“You don’t want to know the answer to that.”
Cassidy leaned in closer, so that he could look into the man’s eyes, “How many?”
“Fifty.”
Murgul
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