Yutaka came crashing through the trees, breathless.
Don't slow down, he warned himself, but his legs, short and weak, were already starting to buckle.
He froze, like a hunting dog on point. He thought he had heard something in the bushes. An animal? What kind of animals were native around here?
The thing is, Mim had told him once, you want to find the enemy before the enemy finds you.
But none of these people were his enemies!
"Hel--hello?" Yutaka started, breath ragged. He stepped closer to the nearest bush; he thought he had seen it rustle. He gripped the hatchet tightly. "Please come out."
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Don't slow down, he warned himself, but his legs, short and weak, were already starting to buckle.
He froze, like a hunting dog on point. He thought he had heard something in the bushes. An animal? What kind of animals were native around here?
The thing is, Mim had told him once, you want to find the enemy before the enemy finds you.
But none of these people were his enemies!
"Hel--hello?" Yutaka started, breath ragged. He stepped closer to the nearest bush; he thought he had seen it rustle. He gripped the hatchet tightly. "Please come out."