God Hounds

Chapter 44: Alice's War

Cardona, Rizal.

For generations, the Bayi and the Kadlum have been in good terms with each other. Seeing as how close their territories were with each other, they ought to be. But still, there was a time—now only described through stories spoken by the loyal families of the clans—when the two tribes had still drawn a strict line between each other. Between the territories. Between Quezon City and Cavite. When one side would need to meet the other, they used certain places neither clan owned. Islands, mountains, and even small towns. There was a place such as this right at the center of Laguna Lake.

Cardona, Rizal. More specifically, Talim Island.

And Alice was about to be the first to use it in decades.

“Look,” Lyle pointed down at the foot of the hill. “They’re right over there…”

Miko tried a spark with his lighter, his lips already pressed together to hold the cigarette stick, but ultimately failed