ANWEN'S POV
Rhydan strode ahead of me the moment we stepped out of the clinic.
He was not walking quickly, but his legs were so much longer than mine that every one of his strides forced me into two of my own.
I hurried after him, trying not to stumble, trying not to fall behind. The last thing I wanted was to give him another reason to be angry with me. The last thing I wanted was to end up like the other human women I had seen—chained, shackled, and collared.
Especially now, when he seemed to be in a dour mood because he had not received the answer he sought. Well, I had warned them. I had told them no healer would find anything.
I kept following him, even as my legs began to ache. I had never walked this far in my life. Back in our hidden forest, I had only ever been allowed a few
