Sage
Shaking from the cold river water, I stood rooted as the creature that had once been a man loomed over me.
“Stay…” it barked at me. “Safe.” The words tumbled out of an inhuman mouth. The monster turned and waded back the way we had come.
On the river bank, another creature fought the advancing ranks of men, snarling and tearing into them with vicious claws. Row after row of silent pale guards flowed to the river bank.
My cries froze in my chest as the creatures roared, ripping into their attackers until body parts fell like gruesome rain. The moonlight gave me a clear view of the slaughter.
The black furred creatures snarled and roared like beasts, fighting with liquid movements, almost dancing. Their enemies looked like the soldiers who visited the friar in secret. Hazel had dub
