Chapter 19Rohene
The ravine proved to be a disgusting quagmire of weeds, bushes, and stinging flies. I’d been crashing through the undergrowth growling about how much I hated swamps when I tripped and crashed into a terrible scene. It was my Marwa, fast asleep, held captive by the biggest animal I’d ever seen, with wings and teeth and bright beady eyes that sent me hurtling into a cold rage. How dare it touch and scare her? “Get away! Take your filthy claws off of her!”
Her ripped clothing and dirty face tore at my heart. It was my fault she’d been alone—I’d forced her out into the forest alone and now she was hurt.
My heart all but stopped with guilt and love. I roared and shouted like a troll and if I could’ve been near enough to bite the beast, I would’ve. God knew what manner of cre
