Hunting Nights

Kojiro sat in his office lit by a group of candles, listening to the tropical rain beat against the tower windows. 

Sitting in front of Kojiro was Neffy, silently reading a book about the variations of the beasts of the new world.

The silence of the room was interrupted by one or another grunt from Brian. Brian's legs were tied to one of the ceiling beams, hanging upside down. 

Brian touched the wick of a candle with his index fingers making a small red flame. With the tips of his fingers illuminated by the red flames, Brian folded his abdomen, rising to burn the ropes that tied him to the ceiling.

Kojiro slid the occasional piece of paper across the table while, with a pen dipped in ink, he was writing in a book. Kojiro slowly wrote the progress of the group along with the occasional note that Alister had told him.