Chapter 356: The Chieftain
The sounds of heavy knocking banged on the other side of the reinforced door. Stryg stared quietly at the shaking door as if it was his past come back to haunt him.
“Stryg, what are you doing!? Get in the tunnel now!” First Mother ordered.
“Stryg, she’s right we should go,” Tauri whispered urgently.
Plum noticed something off about her friend and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, “Are you okay?”
“…I once ran from this village because I was afraid I’d be killed and eaten by my tribemates,” he muttered. “I then ran from a cave because I was afraid I’d be killed and eaten by lamias.”
“…And now?” Plum whispered.
“I am not afraid.”
Stryg turned to Third Mother, resolve burning in his lilac eyes, “Do you have any weapons in here? Any spears?”
“Are you serious?” Third blinked. “Of course we do.” She ran to a cabinet and pulled out a spear and headed it to him.