Kolton stared at the door like a bird-dog. Hand on the blade they'd foolishly left with him. Any sign of movement. Any at all. He would be at them. Blade to the throat. He wanted to kill them, but he would need a hostage. A way to ensure that he would get to the horses. That he would be able to ride away from this pit of darkness. He'd be only a days journey away from home, That he was sure of. They couldn't travel that far in a single night. He ran his hand along the blade. Any moment. Any moment. They would come. He was a high noble's son! They wouldn't just leave him to suffer quietly. No, they wanted to break him. So they would come back. Beat him some more. His hands tightened on the blade as he leaned towards the door. Any moment. He'd make his escape.
Bird-dog - 1: to watch closely 2: to seek out : follow, detect.
Added Info - People began using "bird-dog" as a verb meaning "to closely watch someone or something" or to "doggedly seek out someone or something" in the early 20th century. Both meanings reflect skills likely to be possessed by a well-trained bird dog. By the 1940s, "bird-dogging" was being used specifically as a term for stealing someone else's date. And, not long after that, it began to be used for the scouting out of customers or prospective talent. The noun "bird dog" is also used as a name for the date stealers and scouts who do the bird-dogging.
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