Her expression hardened. Instead of retreating, she stepped forward boldly, stopping a few paces ahead, and said coldly, "Come out, I know you're nearby!" "Mmph... mmph..." A muffled sound came from behind a large tree.

Arin emerged, her hands bound, her face pale, struggling desperately with tears still in her eyes.

Behind her was a man who sneered at Nina, "I've been waiting for you. If you don't want her to die, come here quietly and don't make a sound."

Nina laughed, "You've gone to great lengths to catch me. If you'd just told me you wanted me, I would've come without all this trouble."

"In the village, it wasn't easy to catch you. We had to use some tricks," Wes sneered.

The previous assassination attempt by Wes had failed. If they had gone into the village, they would have been swarmed and killed before they even found Nina. He had timed Captain Nash's departure perfectly and knew that Arin and Nina were close. This allowed him to capture Nina successfully.

Nina looked at him and asked, "Was it you who tried to kill me?"

Wes snapped, his patience wearing thin. He pressed the knife closer to Arin's throat. "Get over here, I don't have time

knife, don't hurt her," Nina said, raising

head frantically, tears streaming down her face. She struggled hard, her emotions

cloth from Arin's mouth, and she cried out, "Don't come

Nina replied calmly. "Arin, I'll be fine. Don't cry. You'll be home safe soon. Don't worry your

"I'm the one you want. Don't

He quickly tied Nina's hands

It's my fault. I shouldn't have come to the mountains. If anything happens to you,

now. Don't act recklessly. If you don't return, everyone will worry about

be taken away, but if she didn't return to report, no one would know what had

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