RedBird

Micah , Nadia puts her hand on my knee as things heat up between us all. Dill looks like he's ready to kill somebody, which was undoubtedly what he was ...

Micah , Slowly, Dill stops. It's obvious that he's worried about Ten, and I even feel bad for aggravating him, if only a little. He's still an arrogant bastard. "He ...

Micah , It gives me strength to know that Nadia too hates the fact that we have to kill. Even if we have to continue in doing so, at least ...

Micah , As I help Nadia back up, I realize too late that she's a lot lighter than I thought. She bounces back off my chest, but I catch her, ...

Micah , We finally make it back to camp, just as Dill, Mason, and Seph approach. They've got a boar. Thanks goodness. We all drop our strings of water-pods and ...

Micah , I'm thoroughly annoyed, first because I actually got caught in that stupid trap and second because I'm incapable of freeing myself from it, and so have to be ...

Micah , I can't help but almost smile when Nadia slips in the stream. I offer my hand to her as she rolls her eyes and I pull her up. ...

Micah , Water! Precious, delicious, ice-cold water! It's amazing, and I'm actually delighted to see Mavrick, Lire, and Effy on the other side of the stream, even if they might ...

Micah , I grin, boosted by the fact that Nadia likes me too ! I don't care that Effy has snorted in disgust behind us. All I care about is ...

Micah , So it's decided: Dill, Mason, Seph, and Ten will go looking for more food, and Nadia, Effy, Lire, Mavrick, and I will look for water. We'll meet back ...

Micah , Nadia is the only one who responds to my query. Everyone else makes noncommittal gestures or grunts. Well, Lire nods, and Persephone says yes. I look at everyone ...

Micah , "I was just going to say. Thank you for that lesson and...and your hair looks very nice in the sun." Nadia says, turning pink. "What?!" I splutter, feeling ...

Micah , As suddenly as it had begun, the battle was over, our opponents rushing back into the woods. Most of us are injured, but not too badly. Mason has ...

Micah , Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Nadia knifing her opponent, Effy dealing with the man with arrows, and Dill shooting, with Ten slashing someone ...

Micah , I grit my teeth as I quickly duck behind a tree, in case any more arrows come. Everyone else in the camp is fully awake now, drawing weapons, ...