Chapter Seven
Koorgan slid down against the wall of the well, placed the fist-sized nut that had fallen from the tree above him on the floor, and used a rock to crack the shell.
The meaty interior helped stave off the gnawing hunger in his stomach, but it wasn’t exactly a feast. He was about to spend his second night in the bottom of this forsaken pit, and he wasn’t sure if he was more furious with his own stupidity for ending up at the bottom of it or at Gant for not finding his miserable hide yet.
In the end, he placed most of the blame on himself and his impulsive decision to go off on the hunt alone. He knew Gant would not stop looking for him until he was found. He just needed to be patient – which wasn’t exactly his strongest suit.
On a positive note, he reasoned, he’d definitely
