Castitas kissed Markus' cheek after he held her hand. "Maybe Whisper had to report to his mother again, he [i]is[/i] risking his neck for us."
As the two continue down there path, a young man crawls from the brush, covered in blood. "Help!" He calls out, reaching and grabbing Castitas's ankle. She screams.
"Are you alright?" She let go of Markus' hand to help the stranger up.
He shook his head. "Some bandits attacked me and took everything I had." He groaned in pain.