On the outskirts of the village:
Cardin shot the Tearnat a hostile glare. He was getting tired of being pushed around. For the last two days, they had searched for signs of Madas and the male that the Tearnat wanted, and found nothing. He had finally decided he’d had enough, and he tightened the circle they had been traveling in until they were within view of the village.
“I should have slit your throat two days ago when I knew you lied to me,” the Tearnat hissed.
“I told you yesterday that trying to find Madas in the forest is like trying to find a parasite on the backend of a night crawler! If you want to find her, then the village is the place to do it. She has to return! Even she can’t survive forever out in the forest alone. She will return and if the male you are looking for is st
