Seraph

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It didn't take long for them to catch up. They noticed that they set up a camp near the river just near a crossing that heads further south. There appeared to be more bandits than what Hector had initially told them though. But there also appeared to be more prisoners tied up too, not just children. Some men and women as well. It was possible they split up attacking different traveling parties in order to meet back here with everyone else they kidnapped.

The smell of blood was pretty heavy. But there was also the smell of urine and feces. It appeared that some of the children soiled themselves in fear. The women had also done so in fear and self-preservation, hoping if they did so then they wouldn't be violated. They didn't even know what the bandits were after. Serafina and Red both stopped breathing since the smell was just too much at this point.

"Rich, you sick fuck!" they heard a man yell as he kicked another smaller weaselly man on his knee hard enough to knock him to the ground. The man Rich slowly came back up with a grin. The man who kicked him down had a disgusted look on his face, "From what I heard from your team, you had a decent-sized group but you only went for the kids. What the fuck is wrong with you? We need everyone! Benny isn't gonna go for this trade unless we have more people! I don't give a shit if you're a fucking pervert for little girls. But this is for the gang!" he kicked him down again, "and you better not take one of those little girls into your tent again! You killed the last one you sick fuck! I'd kill you myself if you weren't the boss' brother."

Serafina and Red looked at each other. Both could see the hatred on each other's faces after hearing that conversation. "Save him for last," Serafina said in a low voice, "But check the tents quickly and quietly. If he's as sick as he sounds. He probably already has a girl in there. And I don't trust the others either so check them all. If there are any kids in these tents, tell them the Doña sent you- if they're one of mine, that should calm them down. Say it again to the kids with the other prisoners before getting into position by that wagon over there" She gestured to a wagon in the shade near the back that had a clear line of sight through the whole camp. She then paused for a moment looking around, "I think I want them all to suffer. I'm going to make a bit of a show. The moonlight tonight is too good not to use so stay in the shadows and wait for my mark."

Red was confused, "But, but what do you want me to do? What mark? I'm sorry Miss Hart, I don't understand." He shuffled his feet looking at her with uncertainty.

"Help me scare them. I want them to feel the fear these people felt, and I want them to feel it tenfold. Just watch me for my signals. Wait, are you able to kill without feeding? You'll ruin the effect if you just start feeding off them on the spot. I don't need you ruining my performance." She said looking up at him while leaning her shoulder against a tree with her arms crossed.

She looked very young and innocent with her beautiful almond eyes looking up at him. But she spoke about murder as if it were nothing. It made him nervous and he'd killed many people himself already in this life. "No, I'm pretty full. Pretty sure I can handle it. If it turns out I can't, I'll do my best to at least wait until you give me permission after your show." He assured her. Even if he couldn't control his hunger, he knew he'd be able to show restraint just from his own fear of Serafina.

"Good," she straightened herself out, "now when I give the signal, just start cutting throats, then get out of sight. You have to be fast and accurate. They can't know you're there. Oh, but try not to kill any near the kids. Just push them away. I don't want any of that filth near them."