Chapter 13
W hen I woke up the next morning, the rain had stopped, and most of my pain was gone. I was sure that I could walk on my own if I had to, but I was also feeling lightheaded and weak. Considering that Rose and Thorin felt the same, I contributed it to hunger.
Thorin helped me out of the cave and onto his shoulders. Looking around, everything was lusher and more colorful than before. The calf-high grass stretched with new growth, and the moist soil looked richer. It was a new day, and if I had anything to say about it, it would be our last on the island.
“Let’s go,” I ordered.
Thorin pointed at one of the wet hyena corpses that littered the field in front of the cave.
“Should we eat one of them? We could probably use the protein. You especially,” Thorin suggested.
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