CHAPTER THREE
My comment was naturally made only in half jest, as I was intimately acquainted with many of the dangers that lurked in the shadows of the Land of Shadows. The name was never truer as it was when I made my way through those dark woods, alone and without a guide. I’d never been left alone for so long, and I began to feel doubt creep into my mind and my pace slowed.
I cupped a hand over my mouth and took in a deep breath. “Puppy! Here, puppy, puppy! Come on! I won’t hurt you!”
It was times like these I wished dogs spoke human. Or I spoke dog. Then I could find where all the family skeletons were buried.
I reached a small break in the trees and something above the canopy gave me pause. A stone edifice rose up from the trees like a pale wart on a frog. The castle wa
