The Twilight Kingdom disappeared the moment Tam stepped within the circle of glowing mushrooms, and icy cold seized his bones. Coughing from the frigid air slicing his lungs, Tam landed in the center of another ring, Jennet beside him. At least this time they’d both managed to stay on their feet.
T“Hurry,” Puck said, dancing just outside the boundary of eerie mushrooms. “Ere the hounds catch your scent once again.”
Tam was glad the Wild Hunt wasn’t waiting this time as their welcoming committee.
Jennet swayed, and he caught her elbow.
“You all right?” he asked.
“Yeah.” She blinked and straightened her shoulders. “Let’s go.”
White-barked trees rose above them as they hurried down the path behind Puck. The stars were pinpricks of light in an impossibly dark sky.
“Here,” Puck said, ste
