Hannah hugged her arms and turned her face away.
The little witch of the forest had her pride, "You should be worried about them instead."
Archer fell silent.
There were quite a few people outside enjoying the show.
Even James, who had thought about taking Hannah out before, was waiting to watch the excitement unfold.
James was the man who had acquiesced during the last big brawl, brimming with brute strength and not too dull-witted.
He knew about the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind, and also knew how to stir up trouble.
"Stirring up trouble" was originally intended to target Hannah.
But now that there was a new target, that plan was temporarily put aside.
Waiting for the excitement was the present "urgent matter."
Outside the house, the woman's shouting was so fierce it was as if smoke would billow from her throat.
They hadn't really suffered much during their time fleeing, getting by on their wits the whole way.
