Chapter 30

“How did you….” Nessa trailed off. Rex and Nessa knew what had happened to Pilk and were astonished she was here and in good shape.

“Survive after you snapped my neck?” Pilk finished Nessa’s sentence with an evil grin, “Trade secret, may even tell you before I repay the favour back to you.”

“Once more, leave us the boy and that girl and you two can leave” said one of the men, talking to Lizz and Charr.

“You want him, must go past me” said Charr tapping his axe on his shoulder with a grin.

Lizz added in shortly after, “And me too.”

Rex looked at his friends and gave them a smile and respectful head nod at their statements, he couldn’t be happier that his friends were willing to fight with him until the end.

“Well let’s get this over with!” snapped Pilk, “you want to die for him, fine. We have a schedule to keep.”

Fighting was fine for Charr, he had an axe, Lizz had magic and Nessa had a curved blade, Rex was a little embarrassed because without Fafnir he did not have a weapon. He