Chapter 39
Cinder and the creature walked for what seemed like hours. It was punctuated by them hiding from hunters riding through the forest or screams echoing through the night.
Once, they walked far too close to a pack of wolfkin growling and snapping over a kill. Cinder and the troll froze in their tracks. But it turned out that the beasts were occupied enough that Cinder and the troll could nervously sneak past the feeding frenzy.
Cinder tried to concentrate only on escaping the forest alive. She knew there was no getting out while the moon was out. Even though she didn’t see anyone else trapped on the edge of the forest, it was too risky. The entire forest was probably enchanted tonight, so she’d have to wait until sunrise.
“How long until sunrise?” she asked as she pushed branch
