Chap 38: Life and Death
Mike kept talking to Drake, trying to keep him awake as Chad pushed every ounce of power he had into saving his friend.
Drake lay bleeding and broken, his guts nearly spilling out as Chad pressed his healing blade to his wound, trying to heal him, ultimately saving his life.
Chad was sweating; it poured down his face as he focused on saving Drake. It was already getting late. They were stuck on the road, with Drake injured, unable to do anything if they were attacked. It was a dangerous time.
They had been lucky so far. Nothing had come out of the trees. They hadn't seen bandits either. The problem was that it would start getting dark soon, and they were out in the open.
Mike looked up at the sky and voiced his concern. "It's going to get dark soon. We need to find a place to hunker down. We can't do that here in the middle of the road.
