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The short orc peeked out of the tent and yelled. A minute later, someone else pushed open the tent flap and stepped inside.

It was a humanoid female. She was tall, easily six feet, and wore a set of form-fitting steel armor with a helmet and hood that masked her facial features. Her proportions were neither orc nor human, and she seemed too well-built to be an elf. She carried herself like a noblewomen, though the way she measured her movements spoke of a trained warrior.

Yet, when she knelt beside him and lifted a waterskin to his lips, he found only gentleness.

"Welcome to my camp," she said simply, and offered him a strip of dried meat.