Another well of irritation sprung up and I pushed myself harder. Faster. My legs churned beneath me as I found yet more speed, sprinting over the sand, gracefully hurdling a fallen tree. I was so used to the place I barely paid attention to where I was going. I didn’t even know how far I’d gone until I passed the dock. I might not have noticed at all, in fact, if Walter wasn’t returning with the little motorboat he used to ferry Val back to her own island. The boat bounced against the waves, knocking hard against the dock as Walter killed the engine and reached for one of the ropes.
I stopped and glanced over, eyes narrowing as Walter stepped out. It took him several minutes to tie the boat down securely, and then the man approached me, calm, almost cool as he looked me over.
“Fenris,” h
