Chapter 20
Unanswered Questions
Penny awoke to a tug on her arm, and the pressure of sharp teeth pinching her flesh. She didn’t want to wake up. She was comfortable, the residual pain from the spells that had hit her was fading, and the world was no longer spinning out of control, swapping earth and sky, trying to buck her off.
“Nuh-huh,” she mumbled, pushing against the furry muzzle that closed on her arm.
The teeth let go of her arm, but continued tugging on the sleeve of her robe.
“Come on, Little Red. You have to go.” The voice, muffled slightly by a mouthful of cloth, was familiar and welcome. She wanted to ask Ronan where he’d been, she hadn’t seen him for weeks, but the desire to sleep was stronger. She’d ask him later.
“Penny, wake up!”
She felt hands on her shoulders, lifti
