132. A victory feast (1)

Carlos looked at Selene.

"The hyenas. Their building is yours?"

Selene looked toward the three Dire Hyenas gathered near the eastern road.

"The Dire Hyena Den," she said.

"Trade it."

Her face tightened. "You already took Leon's building."

Carlos looked at the chain wrapped around his forearm.

"You saw what happened when he refused."

Selene's gaze dropped to the dark links.

"What do I get?"

"The same thing Leon gets. A Common troop barrack. Enough to survive the remaining days."

She looked back at the hyenas. One could barely stand on its injured leg. The other two had stayed close to it since the fight stopped.

"You know the next wave can come any day now, right? We will die if we give you our troops."