CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Will carried me through the woods until I could no longer see the tall tower of Vahti. I kicked my legs and wiggled in his arms. “You can let me down now.”
“Are you no longer comfortable?” Will wondered.
“I’m still comfortable, but I’d like to see if I remember how to walk,” I teased.
He stopped and reluctantly set me down on my feet. My legs were still there and still functional, but I had no idea where to face them. We were now deep in the woods with only a small parting in the trees that showed us where the vali lay. Everything else was a sobering silence except for the occasional chirp of a bird.
I wrapped my arms around myself and shivered. “This place is kind of creepy even during the day, isn’t it?”
“Very few elves venture out into the woods and no mor
