Chapter Thirteen
“There’s magic ahead,” Shadow warned Carson.
“Might be the tunnel through the mountains,” Carson said.
“From back here I can’t tell. It might be an army waiting for us,” Shadow said gloomily.
“That wouldn’t be much good to them. They’d be in the same position as us. Single file on a path with a long drop on one side,” Carson said.
“And that makes me feel so much better,” Shadow muttered.
The soldier behind her heard and said, “At least we’d take them with us as we went over.”
“Great,” Shadow muttered.
“Are we there yet?” Carson asked Shadow.
She looked back up the path. “Nearly.”
“An army?” The soldier behind her asked.
“No, Roper,” Shadow answered him.
“Pity.”
Shadow ignored Roper’s comment, glad there wasn’t an army ahead of them. “Stop,” she told Carson as
