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After twelve hours of rest, night fell, and they were ready to continue their quest. Ayla still looked tired, but they were ready to continue. Devarius suspected Ayla was adopting a determined attitude because of the dragon. She wanted to keep up with the larger creature, and Devarius couldn’t blame her. He hated feeling incompetent himself.
They stalked through the forest as swiftly and quietly as possible. Devarius was worried about the dragon at first, but Chalce proved to be as silent as Ayla in her steps. He was impressed such a large creature could be so silent.
The forest wasn’t large, and they neared its outskirts in less than two hours. Before they neared its end, Ayla stopped in her tracks and grumbled.
Devarius held his hand out to stop the others as he turned to her. “Wh
