Chapter 67

Through the rest of the dark hours of the night and early morning, he continued to flip the the various pages. I watched as now eyes scanned the over abundance of names, determined to find what he was desperately searching for. With every turn of a page I saw his shoulder drop, saddening me at his growing defeat.

"Why don't you take a break?" As the sunlight peaked over the top of the trees, it peered through the windows, lighting up Orion even more. He was covered with dirt and dried blood from his attack, making my stomach churn.

"Please." I begged him, placing my hand over the page he was reading so he would look at me. "Please, just go take a shower, maybe even eat something." He looked reluctant to go but I would not back down.

"Okay, okay. Fine. I'll go and clean up but I will be back as soon as I can."