Why did this feel uncomfortably like a goodbye?
"The commander will be fine," Drake told her.
Eva nodded. "Yes, he will be."
As would they all.
Sebastian and her eyes met in unspoken agreement.
He ruffled his wings before pinning them to his back.I'll keep an eye on him.
The knot in Eva's stomach relaxed slightly. Caden would be on the front lines of whatever was coming. It was a comfort knowing he wouldn't be alone.
Sebastian was a capable warrior in his own right. If he said he'd guard Caden's back, he would.
If Caden could appoint guards for her, she could do the same for him. She couldn't think of anyone better than a mythological.
Speaking of mythologicals.
Eva looked around. The fire fox was nowhere to be seen, having slipped away at some point while she was dealing with Brisa and the rest.
"Who are you looking for?" Jason asked.
"The fire fox. Where did he go?"
He'll be around. Probably when he's most needed.
Eva frowned at Sebastian's. "Do you know something I don't?"
Sebastian's tail whipped behind him as he pulled his gaze from the mountains to meet Eva's.Only the same as you.
Eva supposed she couldn't argue with that. The fire fox had a tendency to come and go as he desired.
If the situation hadn't been what it was, Eva suspected she wouldn't even have noticed.
Only, she had noticed, and she couldn't help but worry about her friend.
If Mist was right and this unseen enemy was collectingmyeinand mythological, he could run afoul of danger and not realize until it was too late.
There would be nothing she could do to help. She probably wouldn't even know until he failed to return.
He is not helpless. Wherever he's gone, I'm sure he has his reasons,Sebastian said.
He was right. Eva couldn't put the fire fox in a bubble in the name of keeping him safe just because she was worried.
"Alright, let's get going," Eva said.
Jason held up a hand. "Happy to, but first can we discuss who is going to be responsible for her?"
Jason pointed at Brisa. She lowered the cards she was holding in front of her face and cocked her head at them.
"Because I'm saying this now. It's not going to be me," Jason said.
twenty
Cadenkeptaneyeon the dark mass of storm clouds accumulating on the horizon as he guided Nell along the route Reece had chosen. His body rocked as the horse picked his way down an embankment, loose rocks and gravel skating down the slope ahead of them.
They'd long left the valley behind in favor of steeper terrain, only dipping into this canyon to work their way around a particularly nasty set of ranges.
