Chapter Five DaniorAt the first sign of light, Mai carefully rationed out the food. And there it was, four portions on the floor and the end of their food supply. She wasn’t looking forward to telling Long his ration of food was even smaller now. Then she noticed Akra standing next to her.
‘There isn’t enough to last for the whole journey,’ she admitted.
‘There’s a village to the west, about a day’s walk from here,’ the sealer boy said. He came to stand next to them. ‘They seemed like good villagers. They were willing to let us stay the night, but the bounty hunter didn’t want them asking me any questions. So he took up their offer of a meal, and then we left.’
‘Going west to the village will add another two days to our journey,’ Mai said.
‘What!’ Long screeched from behind them. ‘I’m
