Aurelia POV
We returned to the cabin in tense silence, the mystery of the vanishing tracks lingering between us even our inability to reach any satisfactory explanation.
"I don't like this," Rowan said finally, once we'd settled back within the cabin's familiar walls, the fire crackling against the evening chill. "Whoever or whatever left those tracks possesses capabilities that concern me."
"What should we do?" I asked, my hand resting protectively against my rounded stomach, the pregnancy's advancing progress making such protective gestures increasingly instinctive.
"Remain vigilant," Rowan said. "Limit your foraging expeditions to areas closer to the cabin. Avoid traveling alone whenever possible."
I nodded, the restrictions felt burdensome given how essential our herb gathering ha
