The Bear Beast shuddered, his voice filled with disbelief. "Xue'er, our tribe's food and half our supplies are still in there! If you set it all on fire, what will our people eat on the road?"
"Say one more foolish word, and I'll dissolve our bond as mates!"
'This stupid bear is getting on my last nerve!' Lin Xixue thought. 'So petty and short-sighted. As long as I destroy that native female's things, my own will be the only ones of their kind—uniquely precious.'
'Won't the salt I can trade for be worth far more than that useless food?!'
As for food on the road?
'What did she think those small, wandering tribes were for? They were practically walking pantries, just waiting to "deliver" food to them.'
A few torches were thrown.
