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mere speck in the sky. It seemed that, this time, the creature wasn’t coming back for them. Briony could only hope that there wouldn’t be any more delays.
They ran on like that for long time, and stil Aunt Sophie didn’t seem to tire. How was she doing it? How could one aging human possibly hope to keep up with a pair of werewolves who were truly running now? It didn’t seem possible, and yet Aunt Sophie was managing it. It seemed that there truly was more to her than met the eye.
Though for the moment, the only thing available to Briony’s eyes was the green blanket of a thicker section of trees, through which it was impossible to see much of the sky. They certainly couldn’t pick out the dragon.
“How do we know that we’re stil going the right way?” she demanded, as Kevin rode level with Aunt Sophie.
“It has been flying in a straight line so far,” her great aunt replied, not slowing down. “We just have to hope that it wil continue to do so.”
That seemed to be the only option available, so they kept going. Briony wasn’t sure how much distance they managed to cover before the trees final y, merciful y, thinned out enough for them to get another look at the sky ahead. When they did though, the five of them slowed to a halt.
The dragon was gone.
Aunt Sophie kicked the floor in sheer frustration.
“We’ve lost it. How could we have lost it?”
“It must have changed course while we were in the trees,” Briony supplied, climbing from Kevin’s back.
“Do you think I don’t know that?” Aunt Sophie paused. “I’m sorry, Briony dear, I shouldn’t have snapped, but I have been waiting so long for this. So very many years I’ve spent trying to find a creature capable of leading us to the gate, yet now that I have final y spotted one, it has come to nothing.”
“If we know where it changed course,” Briony said,
“there are only so many ways it could have gone. If we spread out, maybe we can spot it again.”
Aunt Sophie looked doubtful, but after a moment she shrugged. “I suppose it can’t hurt to try.”
They split, though they made sure not to go far. Even Briony, who probably had less experience of the woods than anyone, knew how easy it would be to become lost if she weren’t careful. Every few steps, she made a point of looking back and making sure that she could remember the way back to where they had started. She kept going on like that for several minutes, even though it didn’t seem to be getting her any closer to spotting anything worthwhile.
And then she did.
“Hey! Over here! I’ve found something!”
She had to repeat herself several times before the others showed up, and when they did, only Kevin seemed to get it straight away.
“What is it, Briony?” Fal on asked. “Did you spot the dragon?”
Briony shook her head, gesturing to the open expanse of meadow before her. “Look.”
“Look at what?”
“It’s the same,” Kevin supplied, and there was a note in his voice that made it clear he was happy to be getting one over on his brother. “It’s the same as the place Briony and I were in when we first saw the dragon.”
It was. Grass stretched away, dotted with wild flowers that bloomed in furious color, ignoring the time of year. Trees dotted the space, glowing with health the way those in the original clearing had. There was even a brook running through it, musical in its dance of water over stones and familiar. Oh so familiar. Except…
“It’s not quite the same,” Briony said. “It’s similar, but it’s not quite identical.”
“So we’re wasting our time?” Fal on asked, with a pointed glance at Kevin.
“I don’t know,” Briony admitted. “The brook is bigger, wider, but other than that…”
“These glades are mostly the product of glamour,”
Aunt Sophie said, looking around. “Decoys designed to hide the real entrance to Palisor. Stil , it is a good place to refresh ourselves. Go on, boys.”
Kevin and Fal on headed
They ran on like that for long time, and stil Aunt Sophie didn’t seem to tire. How was she doing it? How could one aging human possibly hope to keep up with a pair of werewolves who were truly running now? It didn’t seem possible, and yet Aunt Sophie was managing it. It seemed that there truly was more to her than met the eye.
Though for the moment, the only thing available to Briony’s eyes was the green blanket of a thicker section of trees, through which it was impossible to see much of the sky. They certainly couldn’t pick out the dragon.
“How do we know that we’re stil going the right way?” she demanded, as Kevin rode level with Aunt Sophie.
“It has been flying in a straight line so far,” her great aunt replied, not slowing down. “We just have to hope that it wil continue to do so.”
That seemed to be the only option available, so they kept going. Briony wasn’t sure how much distance they managed to cover before the trees final y, merciful y, thinned out enough for them to get another look at the sky ahead. When they did though, the five of them slowed to a halt.
The dragon was gone.
Aunt Sophie kicked the floor in sheer frustration.
“We’ve lost it. How could we have lost it?”
“It must have changed course while we were in the trees,” Briony supplied, climbing from Kevin’s back.
“Do you think I don’t know that?” Aunt Sophie paused. “I’m sorry, Briony dear, I shouldn’t have snapped, but I have been waiting so long for this. So very many years I’ve spent trying to find a creature capable of leading us to the gate, yet now that I have final y spotted one, it has come to nothing.”
“If we know where it changed course,” Briony said,
“there are only so many ways it could have gone. If we spread out, maybe we can spot it again.”
Aunt Sophie looked doubtful, but after a moment she shrugged. “I suppose it can’t hurt to try.”
They split, though they made sure not to go far. Even Briony, who probably had less experience of the woods than anyone, knew how easy it would be to become lost if she weren’t careful. Every few steps, she made a point of looking back and making sure that she could remember the way back to where they had started. She kept going on like that for several minutes, even though it didn’t seem to be getting her any closer to spotting anything worthwhile.
And then she did.
“Hey! Over here! I’ve found something!”
She had to repeat herself several times before the others showed up, and when they did, only Kevin seemed to get it straight away.
“What is it, Briony?” Fal on asked. “Did you spot the dragon?”
Briony shook her head, gesturing to the open expanse of meadow before her. “Look.”
“Look at what?”
“It’s the same,” Kevin supplied, and there was a note in his voice that made it clear he was happy to be getting one over on his brother. “It’s the same as the place Briony and I were in when we first saw the dragon.”
It was. Grass stretched away, dotted with wild flowers that bloomed in furious color, ignoring the time of year. Trees dotted the space, glowing with health the way those in the original clearing had. There was even a brook running through it, musical in its dance of water over stones and familiar. Oh so familiar. Except…
“It’s not quite the same,” Briony said. “It’s similar, but it’s not quite identical.”
“So we’re wasting our time?” Fal on asked, with a pointed glance at Kevin.
“I don’t know,” Briony admitted. “The brook is bigger, wider, but other than that…”
“These glades are mostly the product of glamour,”
Aunt Sophie said, looking around. “Decoys designed to hide the real entrance to Palisor. Stil , it is a good place to refresh ourselves. Go on, boys.”
Kevin and Fal on headed
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