Ray frowned. "It's freezing out here. If I take off my clothes, what happens if I freeze to death?"

"Ha! Whether you freeze or not is none of our damn business," the man who spoke earlier replied.

He was clearly the leader. Only he spoke; the others sneered, brandishing bats or kitchen knives, their meaning obvious—do as you're told, or we'll smash you and cut you.

Ray shook his head. See? He wasn't someone who enjoyed killing, yet people kept forcing his hand.

He smiled faintly, slipped a