CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
We flew ever closer to the shadows in the heart of the forest and the nearer we came the colder the air became until I was shivering. Goosebumps stuck out from my arms and the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. Will’s eagle was in the lead and I could see his brilliant golden eyes inspect every hint of movement beneath us. He guided us lower to the trees so we flew about thirty feet above what had once been the treetops but was now a mess of thick black fog.
That’s how he knew when to dodge the sudden bolt of shadows that shot out of the deep darkness. The weapon zig-zagged through the air and missed the eagle king by a feather’s breadth. The other eagles took evasive maneuvers as more of the bolts darted out of the black cloud. I gripped tight to the cla
