Chapter 113
"They're here." Thomas gently pulled the ruby free from between Ronin's toes and stared at it in his palm. "The ruby caves must be close. Archer, where did you find her."
"Just over there behind a few of the tents." Archer angled Ronin so I could see, but there was nothing there but trees cloaked with falling snow. Where he indicated wasn't near the three caves at all.
I sawed my teeth over my bottom lip. "She might've had the ruby stuck in her toes for a while, though, and no one noticed. The caves could still be anywhere...or they could be right there and we just can't see them."
"I'm losing too much blood to stay upright for long," Grady said, his words slurring some.
"Lean against me," I told him, and Archer, even in his weakened state, circled to Grady's other side.
"We'll go see," Thomas said.