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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

KOTW

Chapter 8

Cleo decided she had to get away, but she didn’t know how. Malston was always watching, leading her far into Asgard. He kept saying, “Ares is getting closer. Let’s go!”

Cleo wasn’t that dumb. At first she thought they were actually playing Hide and Seek. For fun. But she realized patterns about Malston’s behavior.

One: He was always checking under rocks. But Cleo would act like she wasn’t paying attention, although she was. He would pull some type of paper from under the rock and read what was on it. And then EAT the paper. She suspected he was receiving orders from someone.

Two: Throughout most of the day, he would look around frantically if he heard rustling, or the flapping of a solitary bird’s wings. He was afraid Ares would find them. And ruin whatever he had going on.

And three. This one wasn’t even a pattern, but it was something. Cleo and Malston had been engaged in conversation when Malston let it slip out of his mouth: He worked for a fjordhawk.

That was enough evidence for Cleo. She planned to get away at sunset, when Malston went off for a quick snack, and maybe even message searching. At sunset, she would rush off, possibly to Runheimr. Some called it The Unforgiving Forest, because of its danger. But danger is what Cleo needed. Malston wasn’t the brave type, so he would probably stray away from the forest.

After Runheimr, she would head back to the cave she and Ares had found. She could find her way to Wyvern Central from there. Assuming Ares hadn’t waited for her. If he did, that would be nice. But if he didn’t, which is what she expected, he had probably gone on to Wyvern Central. They could reunite there. Hopefully there were no complications.

But there always was.