Chapter 30
Leon chased the animal. He would normally call it a big cat, but Mya had called it a shapeshifter before, so just to be on the safe side, he wouldn’t make any hasty assumptions. He was, however, quite sure it wasn’t simply a cat because a cat wouldn’t have taken the time to stalk him and then run away. And this cat was too quick. It had disappeared into the woods like a puff of smoke.
Leon heard footsteps behind him. He turned and saw Kirra racing toward him, weapons in hand. How can a woman run so gracefully while carrying weapons? he mused but then shook the thought out of his head. He was sure thinking about a woman without knowing her marital status was inappropriate in any civilized society. He did think about Mya all the time, but she wasn’t betrothed to anyone in court.
