Chapter 48: Snatching a Bite

Hiding in the river really did keep him safe. All the way until nightfall, none of those veteran searchers found him again. The closest call came when someone walked right up to the riverbank. Ethan Letherdale sensed it in time and sank to the bottom. The man filled his container and left without realizing a person had been submerged just a few feet away. There was only one problem. He was starving. Thinking back, aside from breakfast, Ethan had barely eaten anything all day. With his Blood-Energy...