(Ashley)
I wait in the clearing three miles from Silverpeak territory. The same spot where I met Marta before. The sun is setting and the air is cold. I pull my coat tighter around myself.
Silk is uneasy in my mind. 'This feels wrong. We shouldn't be here.'
'We need to secure our position. Make sure the hunters still see us as valuable.'
'They set the traps. The deal is done. Why are we meeting again?'
'Because I need to make sure they'll protect us if things go wrong at Silverpeak. That was part of the agreement.'
I hear footsteps and turn. Marta appears from the trees with five other hunters. All of them armed. All of them looking angry.
"Marta," I greet her. "Thank you for meeting me."
"This better be worth my time," Marta says. Her voice is cold. "You said you had information a
