Women and girls. Maybe five or six of them, huddled together, filthy and terrified.
Oh, fuck.
Kyle's face went pale. "What the—?"
His sword dropped slightly, grip loosening as his brain tried to process what he was seeing.
I felt my stomach twist, bile rising in my throat.
Behind me, I heard a choking sound.
Kai stumbled backward, pressed his back against the tunnel wall, sliding down until he was sitting, knees pulled up to his chest.
Sira stood frozen, her axes hanging loose in her hands. Her jaw was clenched so tight I could see the muscle twitching. Her knuckles were white around the grips.
"Fucking goblins," she hissed, her voice shaking with barely contained rage. "Fucking monsters!"
Tobias had gone completely still, his flame spell flickering out. "They're..." He swallowed hard. "They're still alive."
Kyle took a shaky step forward, then another, his hand trembling as he sheathed his sword. "We have to, we have to get them out."
The women didn't respond.
