Phoenix
“NATALIE WE CUT ACROSS the river, wading across the cool water until we reach the other bank to try and throw them off our scent. My clothes are heavy with water, weighing me down, and it’s a struggle to keep up the pace with Ash. Only the knowledge that the Lupines are after us keeps me going, but every step feels like I’m dragging my body through mud.
“Ash, I need to stop,” I say after an hour, unable to take another step.
The Lupines howl again. The sound seems to be coming from both ...sides of the gorge this time.
“They’ve split up,” Ash says distractedly.
“That’s a good thing, right?” I say. “It means they’re having trouble tracking us?”
Ash doesn’t say anything. Instead he surveys our surroundings, then leads us into the shallow waters of a stream, I presume to cover our scent. We follow it through a crevice in the cliffs to our right, the water splashing around our boots.MoreLess
“Ash, I need to stop,” I say after an hour, unable to take another step.
The Lupines howl again. The sound seems to be coming from both ...sides of the gorge this time.
“They’ve split up,” Ash says distractedly.
“That’s a good thing, right?” I say. “It means they’re having trouble tracking us?”
Ash doesn’t say anything. Instead he surveys our surroundings, then leads us into the shallow waters of a stream, I presume to cover our scent. We follow it through a crevice in the cliffs to our right, the water splashing around our boots.MoreLess
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