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ther than the crunch of twigs beneath our feet and the occasional pensive hoot of an owl in the distance, all remained quiet.
Of course, this had less to do with the tension between the members of my group and more to do with the enormous wolves forcibly escorting us through the Forbidden Forest. They hadn’t exactly said anything to us. But for the past half hour they’d made what they wanted pretty clear. They simply herded us along, pushing us deeper into the trees with their growls and massive bodies.
As we traveled, it crossed my mind to break out my wand. But, tempting as it was, four giant monsters against a girl with a spear didn’t seem to offer the best odds. I was gutsy, not stupid. These things could probably swallow me whole in one bite.
In accord with this, the o
