Tess yawned; the exhaustion finally caught up to her.
The giant pushed himself up from the chair. "Alright, that's enough for now. Finish your food. Ennu will bring out some meat for the two of you."
He turned, paused, and added, "I'll have the bounty ready tomorrow."
As he lumbered away, he threw one more line over his shoulder.
"Would've been more if you'd dragged those corpses back. Ha, ha."
Tess froze mid-bite.
He could go get the corpses himself.
Gabriel rose, checking that the book was still hidden beneath his robes.
Tess lowered her hands. "Where are you going?"
"To the apothecary," he replied.
Fine. Go see the crazy bitch. I'll figure everything out myself.
"Don't forget we need to talk," she called after him.
Gabriel didn't turn. He simply nodded and continued toward the door.
Tess watched him leave, her fingers tightening around the edge of the table.
What am I supposed to do now?
Gabriel turned "You did well." Leaving before Tess could reply
