The cloaked man brought him to the second slab. There was a dagger in the grass nearby, and he used it to cut open Tayen's throat. The pain was immediate and blinding.
That seems a bit... disrespectful, I guess. I can only assume they killed her for the same reason they want me dead. She was probably completely innocent.
Tayen stumbled away, blinking his eyes open to find himself in the woods. A cloaked man yelled angrily above him, though he couldn't parse the words. Okay, maybe not a rescue.
Tayen grunted softly at the pain. The thumping continued around them, and he felt some soil get dug away around him, though he still could not see.
What should I do?