Josh started to back away, anticipating violence. With his luck, he would be caught in the middle. It might bring him the escape he so desperately wanted, but he was a little squeamish about meeting his end by being ripped to shreds. Now that he was faced with the very real possibility of being disemboweled or torn limb from limb, he was certain that he couldn’t will his body to step into the melee, even to obey Silverbane.
While Silverbane was the family’s strongest fighter, the two male rogues looked like they might be a match for him. If he didn’t kill the alpha, the other rogues were likely to join the fight. Then there really would be bloodshed. As long as Silverbane wanted his fighters to keep their distance, they had no choice but to watch him fight on his own.
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