"There was someone else with you," Cassian continued. He took a step closer towards me, grabbing my upper arm.
I hissed in pain. "Don't touch me!" I yelled, trying to struggle free, but his grip was strong, and I found it impossible to break free, no matter how hard I struggled against it.
"I saw it," Cassian growled. I stiffened slightly at his words, trying hard not to show my panic. "There was another figure with you. His scent is everywhere."
"There was no one else other than the rogues," I calmly replied. "There had to be a dozen of them. I stabbed one, and they got scared." I gestured to the silver knife a short distance away.
Cassian's eyes slowly moved towards the silver blade, narrowing slightly as he examined the blood on it. It was true. I had managed to get the rogues, although that wasn't the reason why they retreated. As long as Cassian didn't examine the bodies that littered the forest floor, he wouldn't realize that I was lying.
