25 – GUARD DOG DAMON It was essential that I left the pack ahead of Stephan's group. If I wanted to get where I was going ahead of time, I needed the head start. I had decided after I left Rebekka that it was not enough fun to just sit on the sidelines and watch the so-called heir carry out his mission, I needed to be involved somehow. I had been navigating for some hours now and I recognized the mountain head from one of the maps, I grinned to myself, I was close to my target. I paused suddenly, my body tingling and alert, I could feel a pair of eyes on me. Was there a sentry or a scout? I was being watched, I could feel it. I frowned, the pair of eyes that were on me didn’t feel human. I resumed walking, causally on the outside but very alert inside, my eyes were scanning the hi

