Chapter Twenty-Six
Reunited
Barlo heard grumbling from behind him and realized he had pulled ahead again. He stopped and looked over his shoulder to see Paige giving him an exasperated look. He gave her an apologetic smile. He knew it was no use telling her he was sorry. He had said the words so often over the past few days, they had long since lost their meaning.
He couldn’t explain his eagerness to return to the others. He knew had missed them, but it was something more than that. He felt as if he were being drawn forward by some invisible force. Not for the first time, he found himself wondering whether his rebirth had changed him in more ways than he knew.
I’d better not be turning into an elf.
He imagined himself growing taller, his features becoming more angular and his beard fa
