Naeris's POV
I felt my heart lurch forward. "What do you mean by they can't wake him? Would Nyxion just drop like that?" I whispered, my pulse picking up speed.
Aeron had a horrified expression on his face before it morphed into a hardened mask. He grabbed me by the arm. "Let's go."
This time, I didn't argue with the horse. I just got on, and as if he could sense the urgency of the situation, he galloped quickly alongside the other horses.
All through, one thought roamed in my head. What was wrong with Nyxion?
"This has never happened before," Aeron muttered under his breath, staring at the dark cloud of dust that was coming from the horse's hooves.
I placed my arm on his shoulder, trying in the way I could to comfort him. "We'll figure it out."
When we got to the pack house, th
