The Girl with the Red Lantern by K.N. Lee

Author:K.N. Lee [Lee, K.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Roots Emporium
Published: 2020-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Morning crept over the horizon, and Mei scanned the trees and watched as the sun began to cast a new light on the world around her.

What was once pitch black, now shone with color and vibrancy.

She’d ran for hours, desperate to escape the darkness who had come to claim her. The green light that the red lantern cast as a guide for her continued to glow but faded with the rising sun. Her legs fought to sustain her as she pumped her arms and resisted the potent urge to stop and rest.

Rest would not do. She’d die if she gave in.

Though her lungs burned and her chest pounded from being taxed so, she drew on her energy reserves and fed she didn’t know she had. Something fueled her, and she had no doubt that it was of a supernatural source.

A white-tailed eagle soared above, circling the sky above as if urging her to divert her attention toward it.

She did so, curious as she beheld it’s wide wing span.

As she watched, the clouds seemed to part and reveal more light on a path she hadn’t noticed before.

She paused, and pushed her long dark hair back from her face. She coughed and worked at catching her breath. There was no sign of the beast, and her senses indicated no imminent danger. Perhaps she had lost the creature.

The sun’s rays brightened, highlighting the path with its rays. Curious, she peered at the path that was barely worn, but defined from the rest of the underbrush of the forest. Perhaps it was made long ago, and forgotten.

Was Heaven shining light on her path?

She asked herself this, doubtful, despite seeing the glowing woman in her dream the night prior. She never imagined seeing a celestial fairy, even while asleep.

She glanced at the eagle as it circled above her once again.

“Thank you,” she said, risking a smile.

Smiles hadn’t come easily in quite some time, but the kind gesture didn’t go unnoticed.

Someone, or something was guiding her, and though she hadn’t allowed herself to trust in a long while, there was little choice but to accept this gift.

Signs had always appeared in her life, and noticing them was a practice that she had mastered. Somehow, the animals and the winds had led her to the safe haven she was just forced to leave.

For two years, she’d been safe in the household of her aunt and uncle. Though her aunt and mother hadn’t spoken in years after their arranged marriages, Aunt Li had taken her in without question. Having married a merchant, Aunt Li and her family lived inside the walls of a village much bigger than where she’d grown up in the countryside.

That safety and security had been abruptly stolen from her just hours ago.

She began down the path, somehow aware of the fact that she‘d lost the beast. It led into thicker woods that provided a shield of a sort. Bushes rich with berries littered either side of her.

Blueberries.

She gently pulled her full from the twigs and popped them into her mouth.

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