Caleb's Perspective
Imagine finally finding your beloved, your mate, only to discover them bleeding profusely in the middle of a forest, so close to death that you could practically see the grim reaper himself prowling beside her. That was the sight that met Dave when he first found Francine, his happiness so close yet so far, as she lay dying before his very eyes.
Dave had always been tough, never letting the violence and hatred they'd witnessed over the years taint him. He had never been warped by the way people seemed to senselessly destroy one another. Not until that day. Not until he found Francine and discovered the culprit of her savage injuries.
Dave had been hellbent on tearing Lander apart limb by limb, inflicting agonizingly slow torture upon him until the very last drop of h
