Braelyn was glad that Ethan’s house was on the edge of the village and away from most people so she wouldn’t have to answer questions about Nova just yet. Trying to explain to everyone that you found a familiar in the woods that trekked from God knows where to find you and your magical powers was a little more than she wanted to deal with at the moment, she just didn’t know what everyone would make of the situation. No, for the time being it was best to avoid people. As Braelyn and Nikolas walked along the small dirt road that led between the few houses that ringed the edge of the forest, she thought about everything that had happened the day before. She had spent a lot of time telling her mom and dad about finding the tiger in the woods, had told her dad about the fight,
