Adriana saw Andrew's lips stretching into that sickly grin and her stomach clenched.

No! Kill her!

She screamed but it came out like gagged noises, the cloth still draped around her lips.

“What do you all say?” Andrew asked the other men and she saw them nodding, their greed evident on their faces.

Andrew sheathed the sword back into the scabbard and glanced at Adriana.

“It seems the moon goddess wants you to see the world much longer. You won't be dying by my blade but I'm not so sure you will live long enough as a slave.”

He handed his sword back to Felix and patted his shoulder. “I...