Chapter Twelve
Trisha wiped a hand across her forehead. She looked around at the huge trees surrounding her and forced herself to push forward. Today marked the third day since she escaped from the palace walls. She was steadily moving farther and farther into the deep forests.
The first night she pushed for distance, not worrying about leaving tracks. Once she felt she covered a fair distance from the city, she slowed and began a more methodical path through deeper forest cover. At one point during the second day, she used a large river to cover several miles, letting it pull her along with the current.
It was the sight of several dragons soaring above the river that finally drove her back to shore. She was using natural floating debris as a cover and sank as far under the water as she
