“Yes, exactly. Jusser was our last and greatest obstacle. Johnathan had to be sacrificed to overcome him.”
“Sacrificed!” Bred sputtered for a moment, overwhelmed with rage. “Listen, you egotistical little b***h, I know you’re more intelligent than that, so I’m assuming you’ve been taken by a fit of insanity. Johnathan made that decision of his own free will, and I think you should be damned grateful to him.”
“I am, of course. But the fact remains that he did it for me and for the Hunt.”
Bred slapped her. The tableau froze, and they stared at each other as strangers. There was a stinging in Bred’s right hand from delivering the blow, and he felt taken aback by his own action. Tyla slowly raised a hand to her cheek, more than physically hurt.
Finally, Bred gulped and said, “You said John
