“Fine…” I growled. “Here you go.” I took the water jar from my head as if I was going to drop it down, and I hit it on his head.


    “Ouch… you little,” he groaned as he staggered back. But that was enough time for me to race into the busy street as I quickly blended with the crowd.


    I took a deep breath of relief as the guard ran past me, where I stood pretending like I was buying some herbal medicine. I turned and saw a group of guards patrolling and a group of women dressed in burkas like me following behind them..


    “Who are those?” I asked the olddy who owned the stall.


    nearby and take their territory… the women behind are the ones who take care of their food and other necessities.”


    I nodded at her as I kept my head low, my eyes reaching a bottle with purple liquid in it. I traced my finger on it, “What is this?”


    She raised a brow at me, “Well, it is from a wildflower; it paralyzes and takes out animals that taste even a drop of it, for days.”


    Days?


    I picked it up and saw it was a few pennies. I dropped a few more for her on the table, “Tell me, will this take out


    werewolves?” –


    She looked at me and furrowed her brows. I dropped a few more coins for her, and she smiled and packed the money.


    “Of course.”


    I nodded, slipped the venom into my purse, and backed away from her stall, careful not to bump into the gate guard. I walked briskly into a dark corner and watched as the army passed. As soon as the women started to pass, I walked out and followed them from behind as if I was one of them.


    *** ***


    We reached what looked like their training ground, and thedies were ushered to the kitchen. “You all start preparing the food; the army is going to war right after,” the leader, a stout olderdy, ordered.


    the food off the fire, I went there as the others were busy and emptied the bottle in it before I turned off the fire.


    “The food is ready…” I yelled out, and the leader nodded to me.


    “Taste it… and tell me if it’s good.”


    I froze… Taste?


    I gulped and reached for the spoon, and as I took it, one of the army burst in and took my hand.


    “Hungry? Well, why don’t youe and satisfy my hunger first,” he pped my ass, and I gritted my teeth as he pulled me


    away.


    “Girls… dish out the food for the army then,” the leader ordered, and I breathed out a sigh of relief.


    The man dragged me to his room and pushed me on his bed. I rushed to my knees as I took out the dagger in my shoes.


    “I know you would be sweet… shake off your burka,” he growled as he took off his belt.


    I gulped as I watched his every move. I couldn’t let him touch.


    me.


    He smirked, “If you won’t take it off… I will help you.”


    He jumped on me, and I drove the dagger into his chest. His eyes opened up and went ssy in front of me. I pushed him off me and snuck out of the room.