Alex carries me through the forest for a while, eventually sprinting at his full speed. My weight doesn’t even seem to phase him, and the voice in my head is practically screaming with glee. I do love the speed, I just wish I was running with him.
Eventually, he carries me to a cave, this must be the one he was talking about. It’s very deep in the woods, I never would have found it on my own. He stops at the entrance to the cave and nudges my arm with his nose. The roof of the cave is too low for him to carry me inside, so I reluctantly slide off his back.
I shiver slightly in the cool night air. I feel chilled after being so close to Alex for so long. He walks into the cave, so I follow him. He seems completely at ease, but it takes my eyes a moment to adjust. It’s not a deep cave, it’s
