Sword of Light (The Four Keys Book 1) by J.C. Lucas

Author:J.C. Lucas [Lucas, J.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J.C. Lucas
Published: 2020-06-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

We trekked through the sparkling snow, on high alert for any other sneak attacks. In the distance, I could make out trees. I don’t think I’d ever been so happy to see them before. The cold, barren landscape we had spent hours in was wearing on me. Though beautiful, it was empty besides the rolling hills. It was like one of those lovely little snow globes, with only the glittering snow to be seen.

Killian peppered Hunter with questions of all different varieties. There was no rhyme or reason to his questions, but I could tell that he was genuinely curious. Hunter curtly answered the first few, but as there seemed no end in sight to them, he became annoyed and his answers more abrupt. Seeing his frustration and his patience waning, I took up the task of asking Killian questions instead. Hunter gave me an appreciative glance, and I held back my laughter.

As we moved closer to the trees, lush green colors shone in the moonlight. The snow abruptly stopped at the tree line, and a wide path showed the way into a jungle. I was thankful for the width of the trail and not having to walk single-file like we had before. Although Emric and Charlie stayed behind me, protecting my flank while still in their panther forms, Teagan and Killian walked beside me. Hunter took the lead.

Noises were all around us. Birds chirped, bugs skittered, and somewhere, water bubbled. Small and large flowers of every tropical color grew in the trees and all around them on the floor of the jungle. The smell was cloying and robust.

Glancing up as we trudged down the path, I noticed something swinging on vines high above us. I couldn’t make out what they were, but as I strained to see, one of the things squealed, flipping through the air and landing on the path ahead of us before running off into the vegetation. It was a fairy-sized monkey!

“Oh my gosh! I want one of them!” I laughed, and Killian looked at me strangely.

“I don’t think you do, Miss Andie.”

“What? Why not? It was so cute, like a little baby monkey!” I admonished.

Hunter chuckled as he listened to our banter, while Teagan just shook his head at me like I’d gone crazy.

“No, miss, it is NOT cute. Those pests would rip your fingers off one by one, followed by the rest of your appendages, and then feed them to each other. Pintars are not to be messed with. The good thing is that they will leave you alone if you do the same,” Killian stated matter-of-factly.

Charlie yawned before adding, “I’d eat them for breakfast before they could even lay one of their puny hands on Andie.” Emric nodded his smooth feline head in agreement.

The hilarity of the situation hit me, and laughter bubbled up. I don't know if it was because I was tired, stressed out, had finally cracked under the pressure, or all the above, but I let that laughter roll out of me.

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