Eight: Down The HollowI stood firmly between the wounded Hilgrid and Gerda, who was pointing an arrow straight at my head.
“What? What are you talking about? Gerda, you've lost your senses. It's Hilgrid! He is our friend! Lower your arms!” The girl shook her head wildly from side to side but kept her stance and bow firmly in place.
“No! No. Not anymore he isn't. He's been bitten, cursed by one of those things! He's a monster and we need to kill him before it's too late!” Gerda lifted her bow a little higher, trying to aim at Hilgrid over my shoulder. “Move, Audan, or I will shoot you and I don't want to! I don't want to!” Jareth looked at me in desperation, slowly inching his way towards Gerda; he was waiting for a signal to strike and take the girl's life. I shook my head and moved my g
