"We'll find it!" said Bella firmly.
The once humid morning air was now thick. After treating the outside of Daren's wound, Adora knew it wasn't enough. The poison that had spread to the bloodstream couldn't be treated with ordinary antiseptic. She needed the leaves of the three red veins-a rare plant that only grew in the interior of the forest.
"The leaves look like palms, but the stems are purple and have a fiery red vein in the center. I need that. Two handfuls," Adora said sharply, pointing to the east.
Bella immediately stood up. "I'll find it. Who's coming?"
"Me!" exclaimed a man in his twenties who was a regular scout for wood and food. "I know the path to the east!"
"Me too!" added a woman. "I've seen those leaves before when I was hunting."
"But that's Victor's territory! If
