Chapter Six
Omen
The rains stopped prior to midnight. Atty listened to the sound of thunder as it rolled away into the distance. She’d had trouble sleeping through the night. Anticipation of the coming hunt was like an elixir running through her veins, keeping her from getting any true rest.
When it was finally time to get up, she rolled out of bed and dressed in the adjoining bathroom. Coming out, she heard her husband turning over.
“Be safe, Atty.”
With his back to the window, she could barely make out his face. Crawling over the covers, she exchanged a warm kiss. “We shouldn’t be gone more than two days out and two days back. If we get lucky and fill our brace, we could be back earlier.”
Yulen reached out and snagged her arm to draw her down for one more kiss. It was warm and dema
