The silence of the forest was deafening. There were no birds, no beasts, nothing but the wind ritsling through the trees. I didn’t know where I was going or where I came from, but I trusted the Keeper’s mark to bring me exactly where I needed to go. After all, this was the Forest of Illusions. Anything could happen, anything could become reality.
I pushed through low-hanging branches and vines, daring to go further into the woods than I’d have thought was sensible. But I had no fear. After all, how could I get lost if I was looking for exactly that?
The lack of noise and cursing reassured me that Ryuga had lost my trail. In his seething anger, there was no way he wouldn’t make a whole lot of ruckus while stomping through the thickening forest.
Even so, I couldn’t let my guard down. Not
