Chapter 53
Mya ran as fast as she could with Zach’s wrist unit in her hand. She had cleared quite a distance with the leopards. She couldn’t believe they could be that slow. They didn’t seem to be able to catch up with her at all. Or maybe she was faster than she gave herself credit for. It was suddenly quiet. Have I completely cut you all loose? she thought, but she kept running. It could be a trap, something to try to get her to slow down. For a while, only the quietness followed her. This can’t be right. If she kept running, she might end up back at the Babylonian court. She stopped and turned around. The serenity of the Australian outback stared back at her—the animals were nowhere to be seen.
“Where did you all go?” she asked. But she decided to return to where Zach and Kirra were.
