Crossing the Divide

"Scared?"

Elora raised a brow.

The man nodded and tried to explain. "Brutus had connections with the patrollers. If someone found his body out here by the mouth of this alley, there'd be trouble.

"When I moved on you, I thought you were someone coming to investigate. I was afraid they were going to come for me..."

Elora asked, "If you were that scared, why didn't you leave?"

The man pressed his li