“Dude, her nose has been bashed,” he said to Terrence. “Something isn't right.”
“Duh,” said Terrence, with unrepentant sarcasm. “What was your first clue?”
“Shut up,” snapped Jonah. “I mean that it's not in her nature to be a loner. She was in a group ten deep last time we saw her. And on top of that, who or what has she tangled with could break her nose and screw her up like that? Sazers have denser bones and tougher organs than the rest of us.”
“Oh, right,” said Terrence, who now looked sheepish.
“Come on,” said Jonah, who made a split-second decision.
They cautiously approached her. Autumn Rose was a very intense girl, and that was before one got to the part about her being a sazer. Not only that, Jonah and Autumn Rose hadn't had the greatest experience the last time they'd seen ea
