Chapter 11: Heaven and Earth

(Katniss)

“I’M DISAPPOINTED. We came there expecting a battle, but all they did was bark. They are wolves, but they acted like puppies. Those bastards could only open their mouths, they could not even bite.”

“On second thought, we ought to be glad, Drake. His Grace could only spare a few minutes of his time and energy in that place. His body is still recovering. He had already exhausted too much of his energy when he went there himself. Had he stayed longer, the enemies would have known that he is currently not in his best form. They would use it against him.”

“Well, you have a point there, Khal. What amazed me though was the crown princess and her fiancé. Did you smell them? They went out like that; their bodies smell of after-sex as if they were advertising it to the whole kingdom. She had the guts to touch His Grace with those hands. It looks like they tried to finish it off even after we barged in. And they call her a ‘princess?’”

I woke up when I heard those voices. The one calle