Ruby couldn't concentrate on looking for ingredients. She was too nervous about what was going on outside. When Ash finally came back she was immediately on the alert. "Well?" she demanded.
"They're gone," he informed her. "See for yourself." She finally dared to look out the window and saw the two of them flying back the way they came. Her heart rate finally slowed. She was safe. For now. That had been way, way too close!
"Thank you. I really owe you one," Ruby said quietly. "You won't if you fulfil your end of the bargain," Ash replied in a tired voice. "You weren't bluffing, were you?"
She was insulted. "Of course not! I can get started as soon as I get the materials I need for my poultice." Reassured that she was safe for the moment, Ruby returned to her task of rifling through the
