Gril strained against the restraints binding his wrists. He winced when he felt the tip of a spear poke him between his shoulder blades in warning. He wrapped his tail around the spear, snapping it in two. At the same time, his booted foot connected with the guard’s stomach.
The male flew backwards into several others before collapsing to the ground. The guard wheezed as he tried to pull air back into his lungs. Gril twisted around on the pole that he was tied to when two males moved into a defensive position while a third helped the male he had knocked down. He sneered in warning and both males took a wary step back.
“Save your energy, Prince Gril. You’ll need it to survive long enough to find my sister and rescue her. You have three days—make that two and a half. At sunrise, she will d
