Beyond the Pale (2011)
“Travis gazed into the light. Wraithlings. So that’s what they’re called. He wanted to look away but could not.
The four travelers drew closer together, and Beltan kicked out the campfire.
“How did they find us?” Falken said.
Melia eyed the approaching light. “A few moments more, and you’ll be able to ask them yourself.”
Travis lifted a hand to the pocket of his tunic. He had been unwilling to admit it to himself, yet he had an inkling of how his strange pursuers had followed him all this time. ...But it couldn’t be. All that day he hadn’t even opened the— His hand slipped into his pocket, and his fingers brushed against slick stone.
How? Travis’s mind raced. He had taken the iron box out of his pocket when he washed his tunic. The latch must have come undone when he put it back. Before he even thought of what he was doing, he drew out the stone. It glowed gray-green in the dimness.
The shadows within the light reached out slender arms.
Falken grabbed his wrist with violent strength.MoreLess
The four travelers drew closer together, and Beltan kicked out the campfire.
“How did they find us?” Falken said.
Melia eyed the approaching light. “A few moments more, and you’ll be able to ask them yourself.”
Travis lifted a hand to the pocket of his tunic. He had been unwilling to admit it to himself, yet he had an inkling of how his strange pursuers had followed him all this time. ...But it couldn’t be. All that day he hadn’t even opened the— His hand slipped into his pocket, and his fingers brushed against slick stone.
How? Travis’s mind raced. He had taken the iron box out of his pocket when he washed his tunic. The latch must have come undone when he put it back. Before he even thought of what he was doing, he drew out the stone. It glowed gray-green in the dimness.
The shadows within the light reached out slender arms.
Falken grabbed his wrist with violent strength.MoreLess
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