Stalemate

Kira shot Gideon a look. All her effort would not have gone to waste if he’d only moved faster. Ryan and Martin followed her advice and launched a mini guerrilla warfare against Henry’s and General Saetang’s men. They played hide and seek with the enemies in the dense forest, using the trees and shrubs as cover. They caught a lucky break when they stumbled upon an old hunter’s trap. Kira volunteered to be the bait, lured one man after another into chasing after her, brought them to the trap, where they either fell upon the sharp wooden spikes in the hole or were incapacitated by Ryan and Martin. It was slow-going and dangerous work, but the trio of them managed to take out seven, eight men in the span of three hours. Until Henry showed up. Whatever the man’s faults, Kira had to give him credit for being fast on his feet. He spotted the trap, dodged Martin’s attack and outran Kira. At that moment, his cold, calculating gaze landed on Gideon. ‘I don’t have beef with you. Leave now, and I