- 3:38 AM The foggy morning light brightens up the area, even under the thick trees. It all looks cold and wonderful. I call out to my partner, "Raine, I don't think we're going to-" I am cut short by a loud thud, as something falls from the canopy above me. Raine catches up to me to stand by my side as I kneel to examine the bundle. My hands grasp burlap and I roll it over - it is a child. Dusky brown hair falls away from its scaly cheeks and its face, pale and contorted in death.
I stand abruptly, head sharp and clear with shock. Raine grasps me firmly by the shoulders and cries out in an uncharacteristically raised voice, "We have to get this guy, Rai!"
I assure him that I know this, and glance down at the body, "It's just..."
"Just what?" he asks suspiciously.
"Maybe he didn't do this."
"What are you talking about?" He's becoming agitated, "Of course he did!"
"All I'm saying is it could have been someone else!"
His face is close to mine now and I can see his sharp teeth grinding together, "My people do not go around killing children!" he growls and pushes me away slightly before stalking off ahead of me into the trees.
I glance once more at the dead child before following him. He's offended now, but he will forget soon. Besides, we've got work to do.