“So there might be one left,” said Virgil. “Unless anyone saw anything else? No? You’re sure?” He sighed. “Okay then, so we possibly have one more Hound at large.”

“And the Narrow Man,” said Javier.

“And him, yes. Plus the fact that it is barely midnight, and Hell Night has just got started. I think we can all agree to stay here and keep our heads down, yes? Sunrise is a little before five. If we can hide here until then, we shall all see the morning.”

“What if the Hound comes for me?” Amber asked.

“The Hounds can be stopped,” said Milo. “We’ve seen that.”

“They can be stopped by overwhelming force,” Amber responded. “A gang of demons will stop one of them. A load of guns will stop one of them. We don’t have either.”

“But we have each other,” said Warrick. When everyone frowned at him, he wilted. “Sorry. I wasn’t listening. What are we talking about?”

“Goddammit,” Ronnie said from the window. “He’s found us.”

There was a scramble as everyone went to look. Everyone except Virgil. And Javier.

Ignoring Javier for the moment, Virgil addressed the others. “The Narrow Man?”

“Walking up the middle of the road towards us,” said Linda, being very careful not to move the curtain. “Like he’s out for a midnight stroll.”

“Can he see us?” Warrick asked. “I feel like he can see us.”

“But Hell Night has already started,” said Kelly. “Why is he coming after us?”

“We got his boss killed,” said Amber. “Maybe he’s loyal.” Her voice brightened. “So maybe we don’t have to fight him. Maybe, if we tell him who actually killed Jesper, he’ll go after my parents.”

“He’s after me,” Austin said softly. They looked at him. He swallowed. “When he took me, he said the town had decided. He said whoever gets the most votes has to die.”

“But the vote doesn’t mean anything anymore.”

“It does to him,” said Virgil.

Milo loaded his gun. “We’ll stop him.”

“I should run,” Austin said.

“You’re staying with us,” said Ronnie.

“Hey, hey,” said Linda, “we have another development.”

Now Virgil could hear it – an approaching motorcycle.

“Oh great,” said Warrick. “We get the Narrow Man and the last Hound? Seriously? At the same time? We’re done. Game over, man. Game over.”

Ronnie frowned. “Where’d the Narrow Man go?”

“He’s hiding,” said Kelly. “Jesus. The Hound scared him away.”

“Everyone down,” Milo said, and Virgil watched them all move smoothly away from the window. A single headlight washed by, and the sound of the bike slowly peaked and started to recede.

Amber frowned. “Is he slowing down?”

“He could be getting more attuned to the town,” said Milo. “If that’s the case, he might be closing in on your location.”