Robert and Benjamin exchanged a quick glance before responding in unison, "We'll go northeast!"
They both knew that heading northeast was their best shot at a successful hunt. Danger didn't scare them—what they feared was returning to camp empty-handed. Evelyn, however, hesitated for a moment. She preferred the safer option, but she also remembered that during Charlie's last trip in that direction, someone had died, and another had been seriously injured. That thought made her uneasy.
Noticing her hesitation, Robert smirked and said deliberately, "If you're scared, maybe you should just head back. We're here to hunt, not to have a picnic."
"I know that!" Evelyn snapped, glaring at him. Then, turning to Charlie, she said, "I'll go northeast too. Anyway, as long as we catch something, we'
