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I remain close to the walls of the building, until a guard catches my scent. The giant creature looks up at me, signaling the guards behind me.
I duck into an alcove to my left, and they follow.
The tentacles stretch from my back and break their necks in seconds. I do not even have to move.
I heft their bodies into the alcove, piling them on top of one another. There are bales of hay close by.
I remain pressed into the darkness as I pile the hale on top of them.
Finding my prey will be impossible now. I can’t hunt or else I will be hunted. Hunted to my end.
When I turn, I realize exactly what is happening inside the building. It is an auction. Whoever is running it is auctioning off precious jewels, animals and the like.
And humans, I quickly discover.
I can still smell the scent that has drawn me here. I can almost smell the fragrance in the air, shimmering like a bright light reflecting off glass.
I inch away from the wall, straining to see the front of the room. Several humans are auctioned off. They are beautiful; young, sweet things.
But right now? They are not enough to sate my hunger.
Not while the owner of the fragrance lingers close by.
The sixth auction item is a necklace containing several jewels of precious origin. I could not care less.
The seventh auction item is slightly more interesting.
“Get your hands off me, filth!” She screeches. Several of the humans and elves gasp at her words.
She is being brought, kicking and screaming onto the stage.
Strange. Usually humans like being auctioned off. They’ll be taken care of instead of remaining in their slums.
An elf close by chuckles with amusement.
The human girl is still struggling on the stage. “Don’t buy me!” She shrieks the words.
“I’ll stay on the streets! I’ll just run away from you!”
The scent is back and stronger than ever. I need to leave and find it. I need it. Desperately.
As I leave, it wafts towards me, and I turn unconsciously.
It is her.
The human girl throwing a tantrum on the auction stage.
Who is she? And why does her scent set me on fire?
I cannot answer the questions that flit through my head.
MOIRA
Ihave bitten three elves in the arm, and have chewed off an ear.
Dear gods, they taste awful.
The pain does not seem to register with them. They do not seem to even feel pain.
