Chapter 6
They ran to the horse barn, Ben trailing after his fast, determined sister while he silently dreaded the night ahead. Wind and Night, their horses, were waiting for them at the fence. Ben knew Isika had been calling to them in her mind as they ran. He reminded himself that he wanted to see how the rangers fought the fire, even as his stomach dropped with anticipation of the trouble they were going to be in.
Where were the Othra? Where had they disappeared to, when the guard came in and announced the fire? Keethior would be a huge comfort right now, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Ben stood with the two horses while Isika went to get the saddles, listening to their music as they tossed their heads and danced away from the glow in the sky. Panicky notes were threaded through thei
