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quite straining.
    They had run out of water hours ago, so when they heard the sounds of water flowing, they followed the noise, hoping a river lay nearby.
    Pondora was the first to spot it. She ran into the woods to her left. The moment Merlin saw her darting, he sprinted after her, fearing she would try to escape them. Jacob followed not far behind his brother. Merlin heard his heavy footsteps on the cracking branches and leaves.
    “Water. I need water.” Pondora fell to her knees, scooped up water by the riverside, and drank it. It dripped down her hands and chin. From the merry look in her eyes, she was enjoying its quenching and refreshing effects.
    Jacob fell to his knees as well, drinking handfuls of water while Merlin scoped the area.
    This is good.
    The trees would give them coverage if the sorceress was spying with an enchanted eagle from the sky. An eagle was the most popular bird sorcerers used to seek out and spy on their victims. Being by the riverside was perfect as well. If the enchantress did come, they could hide underwater in the river.
    “This looks like a good place to rest for the night.” He threw his heavy load onto the ground.
    Pondora looked around. “There is no place that is completely safe, but this will offer us coverage if we need it.”
    “I’ll go get us some dry wood for a fire.” Jacob stood up and rubbed his back. His tunic was wet.
    “Good idea.” Merlin took his place at the riverbank. The cold water he gulped as he dipped his face into the river instantly cooled and soothed his parched throat.
    They had been walking for many hours. Their voyage would still last them another half day. Merlin calculated they’d arrive at Stonehenge a few hours before the eclipse. He wondered if they’d make it there before the sorceress paid them a visit. He prayed they would because they had no line of defense if she attacked before they were ready for her.
    He feared what he would have to do if she did attack them before then. Giving Pondora back her powers would be like going into the lion’s lair after making the animal starve for days. It would be suicide. But she would be their best defense against the evil sorceress.
    Pondora looked at him and said as if she had read his thoughts, “Your only choice is to give me back my powers.”
    He lifted his brow. “Why? So you could kill us afterward?”
    “Do you really think I would do that to you?” Her expression conveyed hurt.
    Merlin wanted to believe in her. He prayed that what he wished would be true. After what they shared in the tower, she had found a place in his heart he could not erase no matter how he tried. Just looking into her blue, bewitching eyes now took all the willpower he had. He desperately wanted to lean forward and pull her into a kiss. But he couldn’t let his guard down. She was a very cunning woman who knew how to pull on his strings of emotions to get what she wanted.
    Steeling his feelings and his heart, he replied, “After all the horrible things you’ve committed throughout the years, how can I not?”
    Her gaze dropped to her folded hands at her waist for a second before she returned her eyes to him. “Do you believe a person can change, Merlin?”
    “Yes, to a certain extent. But one cannot go from pure evil to good overnight. You are asking me to believe you did this, but you were still terrorizing people not more than a month ago.”
    She opened her mouth to say something but instead took a deep breath. She looked to the river. “It’s no use. Your mind is set, and no matter what I say, I will never make you see differently.”
    She stood and began to walk along the side of the riverbank.
    Merlin jumped to his feet. “Where are you going?”
    She pointed to the area a few yards away where a huge boulder was resting in the water. “I’m filthy and would like to clean myself. I’m going there so I may bathe in privacy.”
    He waggled his finger at her. “I did not give you permission to do