64 Chapter 64: Four makes a crowd (2/2)

Giorgio took the rabbits, gutted them and roasted them over the fire. His movements were swift and precise. Like he had done this a thousand times before. And he probably has.

We waited for the rabbits to roast.

I looked at the fire. It shouldn't exist. Not here. Not in these were conditions. I glanced at both of them. My gut feeling told me something was wrong. Something was missing. But I lacked the information to make sense of it all.

The rabbits were done and Giorgio offered me the first one. After telling him that he should have it and him insisting that I should eat first, I accepted it out of politeness.

We ate quickly while talking about the respective witches he had to hunt.

I told them about the black haired witch. Made up some more stories. Told them about a bereaved village elder who approached me. Told them about this witch who went around terrorizing villages and because the Church of Deliverance paid her no mind, the village elder had to take matters into his own hands.

I asked the boy, Sam, how his hunt for Elina was going. Maybe he'll let something slip his father would've rather kept a secret.

The boy said nothing. Kept chewing on his rabbit.

Giorgio spoke. ”I'm so sorry...Sam's always been a quiet boy. I haven't taught him the manners.”

I smiled and nodded. ”I didn't learn my manners until I was older and had to start working.”

Giorgio filled the silence. Talked a whole lot, but didn't say anything he didn't already tell me. No clue who his sources were. No hint as to when and where his sources saw Elina traveling with me.

And then a fourth voice joined us. A woman's voice. From somewhere behind me.

”There you are, Salem. How mean of you to leave your wife behind~”