Now. Video xxx They could easily have caught us both and killed us.”
“Why would they kill us?”
“Because you have something more valuable than my life.”
“You said I have nothing though. Time stretched and she heard nothing except the drip of water somewhere and a faint, regular squeak. She began to wonder why she had been brought here, but opted for silence remembering the harsh looks and silencing fingers she had been given before, when she had tried to speak. She took his head in her hands and made him look her in the eye. Part of her mind questioned why everyone wasn’t taught these things. Sparks flew not far from her, making her jump before something caught fire and a tent of soft firelight replaced the darkness.
