Chapter 5804 I Will Make Them Pay
- "Stop!" Gavin forced the word through cracked lips. The sound was ragged, a protest boiled in blood and defiance.
- He managed to raise his head—and for that insolence, a Melded Beastkin trooper slammed a boot into his chest. Pain burst like shrapnel under his ribs, and a fresh ribbon of blood sprayed across the cave floor.
- The goat-horned captain barked a drunken laugh. "Still have some backbone, do you? Fine. I'll finish with the pretty scout first, then take my sweet time carving you up."