Astrea As we strode through the trees, a faint, metallic scent made me scrunch my nose. As we walked forward, the odor intensified until I could no longer ignore it. "Do you smell that?" I voiced my thoughts. But before Sarah said anything, the unbearable odor of burning rubber hit my nostrils. I felt Sarah go stiff as my senses heightened. "Rogues?" She linked me. "I guess… let's go," I replied through our mind link and followed my nose. A continuous sound of someone banging something soon reached our ears. The steady dull thud was followed by someone's agonising grunts of pain. We hid in a thick bush and peeked through the leaves. My eyes widened at what I saw. A dark-haired lean rogue was tied to a tree trunk while a group of rogues took turns to whack him using a large wo