The Starlight Quest by Rachel Morgan

Author:Rachel Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachel Morgan

“You’re worrying about them, aren’t you,” Elle said to Dex as they followed the footprint marks on the trees. Astrid and Alissa walked together a few paces ahead, and Elle could hear them discussing a TV show they were both addicted to. “Olly and Xander,” Elle clarified. “You guys seem close.”

“Yeah, I just know how stubborn they are,” Dex said with a sigh. “Well, Xander in particular. He’d probably come barreling straight back into the Never Woods, determined that nothing could make him lose his mind. Then again, he isn’t stupid, so hopefully that weird incident with the trees’ magic is enough to make him second-guess coming back in here.”

“And he’s not alone,” Elle pointed out. “Olly will remind him that it makes no sense for them to come after us.”

“Yeah. I hope so.”

“I take it you guys have been friends for a long time?”

Dex nodded. “My mother chose them as my companions from among the children of the noble fae families who have connections to court. They’ve been living at the palace since they were boys. I suppose we could have all hated each other—nobody wants a parent choosing their friends for them—but the three of us formed a fast friendship early on, and we’ve remained close ever since.”

“It must have been hard for them to be away from their families.”

“Not too bad, actually,” Dex said. “I mean, you saw where Xander’s home was. Not too far from the palace. And Olly’s family is only a little further away. They got to see their families fairly regularly while growing up.”

“Hey, does anyone have any idea how long we’ve been in here?” Astrid asked, stopping and looking back. “I must have left my phone in my car.”

Dex slipped his hand into his jeans pocket and pulled out his phone. “It’s … Oh, never mind. Either the battery’s dead, or something in these woods is keeping it from working. I can’t switch it on.”

Astrid sighed. “My vote is for weird Never Woods magic. Wouldn’t be surprised if it messes with technology.”

“Yeah, probably,” Dex grumbled, returning his phone to his pocket.

“Can you guys see the ‘edge’ of anything yet?” Elle asked.

“Nope,” Alissa answered. “Just more trees with weird little footprints.”

“Well, we still have the whole of season three and four to discuss,” Astrid said to her as they continued forward, “so it really doesn’t bother me if we don’t reach this ‘edge’ any time soon.”

Elle rolled her eyes at that, but if she was honest with herself, she wasn’t in the greatest rush either. She was happy to walk beside Dex with her fingers laced between his and his thumb brushing absently up and down her skin. Sure, her poor heart was getting more of a workout than usual—leaping about from his mere touch—but she figured it was worth it.

“There’s so much information my brain should be processing right now,” he commented. “So many things that have happened recently. But you know what my mind keeps going back to over and over?”

“The fact that you’re no longer dying?”

He paused, then let out a brief laugh.

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