Gideon
I caught Clara’s scent a short distance from where I found the hidden raft. I followed it deep into the woods and up into the mountains.
I found occasional signs of trails, and what looked like some small patches of cultivated vegetation. Someone lived in the area. But I found no sign of a castle or village.
I did stumble on a small lean-to built of the same type of branches as the raft. I sniffed around it. There were several scents layered over each other. The little shelter held a cot, some supplies tucked into a weather proof crate, and a fire pit. It must be some kind of waystation.
These mountains were occupied. I was sure of that. And Clara had come this way. But where was she? Where were the vampires who had taken her? Surely they didn’t live in the trees like a bunch
