Chapter Nine
“Yehfe? Yehfe, what is it?” Beulah put her hand on Yehfe’s forearm. What she saw nearly stopped her heart.
With her hand on his arm, Beulah tapped into the connection Yehfe had to his brother. They both saw the Marred One reach for Eva. Nse put his staff to his father causing him to let the girl go. She fell hard but was instantly grabbed by Niao.
The Marred One grabbed for Nse next. But before the crazed male could get his poisoned hands on his son, Pakua leaped into the fray. Pakua subdued the Marred One, but not without meeting his poisoned touch.
Nse grabbed his staff. The child struck his father hard. The male fell and did not move again.
Beulah broke from Yehfe as the downed man howled in pain. The pain of his poison reached out to both of Bealuh and Yehfe across th
