Summer's Wolf (A Court of Shifters Chronicles #3) by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy [Ivy, Alyssa Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alyssa Rose Ivy

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Stafford

I really hoped the village was still there. I had no idea what was going to happen if we stepped through the forest and only found a lake. It didn’t change anything. Clearly the Village of Prestile had been there. Bran and I did not hallucinate such a place, and the kids waiting for us at the palace made that clear, but getting Coral to see the abandoned village with her own eyes was paramount to discovering how we had stumbled upon it in the first place.

“We need to follow your steps exactly.” Fritz adjusted the pack on his back. “In case it was one small thing you did that set everything in motion.”

“We know.” I adjusted my own satchel. Although we didn’t plan to be gone for long, it never hurt to be prepared. I was glad we were moving, but getting frustrated with the slow pace. It wasn’t one person slowing us down, just a general lethargy among the five of us.

Preston was still exhausted. I watched him carefully, trying to figure out what exactly was wrong. Had he been given a sleeping potion or poison? Was he injured in a way we hadn’t noticed? Or maybe it was still the emotional toll. “You making it, Preston?” I asked.

“Yes.” He made a thumbs up sign. “I am completely fine.”

He was lying, but I would gain nothing by calling that out. “Okay. I was only checking.”

“If you need to rest at any point, please let us know.” Coral looked up at the sky and then over to Preston. “But it does look like the afternoon storm is rolling in. If everyone is feeling well, it would be in our interest to move faster.”

“I don’t need to rest.” Preston started taking much larger strides. “I assure you. Let’s move.”

Bran shot me a look. He was worried too. I understood why Coral wanted to bring him along, but if the kid wasn’t well and fell ill it would be bad for all of us. But Coral was in charge. She was the heir, and this was her land and her mission.

We fell into silence as we trudged on. We passed no one directly as we moved, but we saw some herders in the distance once or twice. They always crossed over the river a distance away.

“Remind me why we couldn’t take horses.” Fritz broke the silence.

“Because we want to stay under the radar.” Coral looked up at the sky again. “As much as that’s possible.”

“Lets try not to get struck by lightning then.” Fritz smirked. “It might be a bit difficult to stay under the radar if that happens.”

“You are such a comedian.” Coral rolled her eyes. “Let’s go.”

“Wait.” Bran stopped. “We need to stop under that tree first. It’s where I rescued a baby bird. That is if we are going with idea that we need to retrace our steps completely.” He pointed to a large tree. He was the first to reach the tree. “Strange.” He looked over the tree and then knelt down.

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