Six
The Forest
Summer 919 MC
As the weather turned warmer, Albreda found herself drawn deeper and deeper into the forest. She returned to the marsh on her own and harvested more of the precious kingsleaf. She tried to get Fang to help her find more of the plant, but every time she tried holding it out to him, he thought it was a game. He would pounce on it, then back up, waiting for her to do something. In exasperation, she finally grabbed his head, pulling him close, her face nuzzling up to his. She expected to feel his fur on her face, but what she actually experienced was shock, for as their foreheads touched, she was overwhelmed with visions.
She fell backwards, sprawling onto the matted moss of the woodland floor. Fang moved forward to sniff her, and for the first time, she detect
