"Wait...I was invited, from the Vipers," another bullet hit inches from my feet, and I eagerly unearthed the gold coin. "See...I have a..." the coin was shot out of my hand, and flew directly into the river.
"Make a wish, and give me a better answer than that, or I'm a paint the ground with your brains."
"The...Juda. You recall anyone by that name? He was unclaimed today, he betrayed the Vipers, and it has something to do with Wren. That's why I was sent!"
A favorable gust of wind broke the awkward silence, and I raised my hands for no apparent reason. Up ahead, coming from Wren, was two tall men, pushing a shorter man forward. The shorter man was in chains and fell steadily. They kicked and yelled at him the whole way till their features came into focus. One of the tall men wore sha
