Chapter 21
“Where do we go now, Dragon?”
The hellhound sat on his haunches. As usual, his tongue was lolling out of his mouth, and it looked, for all the world, like they were just going for a walk in the woods instead of running for their lives.
The landscape in front of them was open with only a few, scraggly pines breaking the monotony of the white snow blanketing the ground. It felt dangerous. The clear vantage point as they crossed the expansive space made her feel vulnerable. They would be caught in an instant.
“Do you sense anyone out there?”
Though he looked at her with big, brown eyes full of playful glee, she still didn’t think crossing here showed savvy life skills. Not knowing all that she did now about who she might be and what others had planned for her.
As she continue
