Chapter 26: Grey Rhino
"Fuck me. I should be in bed right now," Soren grumbled.
"Shut up," Teagan and Thessa replied at the same time in a hushed hiss, and Soren slapped a palm over his mouth.
The three Sect members stalked through the woods. They probably thought they were doing quite well moving in stealth, but a pair of blue eyes in the distance told a completely different story.
Theron stood high in the trees, unmoving.
This location was near the outskirts of the city. Though "near" was subjective. At an all-out sprint, it took Theron 15 minutes to get here. Yet, he somehow landed on the exact group he was looking for.
It was hard to tell what he was thinking, following after Sadie's friends like this. But he did so without complaint, even as the first half-hour passed by ever so slowly.
"Here..." Thessa said softly.
The group stopped by a stream hidden behind some shrubbery. One after another, they unsheathed their weapons.
There was a rumble, and the ground seemed to sway. A shadow flickered beneath the crescent moonlight, a towering mass of a beast slowly inching forward.