with an effort , beast straightens in his saddle . there was a brief inquiry into the accident . id managed to slip away or find an excuse to leave whenever we ended up being alone , save for the few moments when it was just the zombies and us . `` sorry , '' i said , unable to tear my gaze away from his . `` it can sniff out our tracks , i assume ? '' the driver screamed and started to pass out . i 'd murdered people for looking at me the wrong way . 