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THE SUN WAS FADING FAST when she climbed out of the water. Looking back over her shoulder, she saw only the tops of the mermen's heads as they dipped below the dark blue water. Ladi wasn't anywhere to be found. Rasha called for Zele. She'd left the dragon under a nearby tree. Zele didn't need to hunt very often and she normally never strayed far when Rasha needed her. Both of them missing from the beach triggered a warning signal in her mind.
Would Ladi take Zele and go up against the Courier's Keep on her own? No, she hadn't made any impulsive moves other than opening the package. In hindsight, all of her actions were focused, her attempts to help had been calculated. What if something had happened to them?
Rasha paced the edge of the beach as she watched the sun set in the north. S
