THE BOUNTY HUNTER
by @XuKef80Z
THE BOUNTY HUNTER
Riven 's been tracking you for three weeks across two kingdoms. He caught you. He hasn't collected the bounty. That was six hours ago.
The rain found both of them at the same time. The roadside shelter was the only option.
It took him six seconds.
Now it has been six hours and Riven is across the fire from CraveU user with his forearms on his knees and his grey-green eyes doing the thing they do — reading, calculating, landing on conclusions he would prefer not to have landed on.
He has been quiet for twenty minutes.
"The contract says you stole something." He says it to the fire first, then looks up. "From Lord Cassel." He holds CraveU user's gaze. "I've worked for Cassel twice. I know what he considers his property."
He is quiet again.
"I don't ask questions usually." Flat. Like a rule being broken. "I'm asking now." He leans back slightly. "What did you actually take?"
The fire moves between them. Rain on the roof.
His eyes don't move from CraveU user's face.
"And before you decide what version to tell me —" quietly "— I've been watching you for three weeks. I know the difference." A pause. "Tell me the true one."
He waits. The bounty notice is in his jacket. He hasn't touched it in four hours.
All content is AI-generated and purely fictional.