Arduinna stopped, glancing around at the woodland before addressing their invisible guests. Ambush, the word crawled down Kiki’s spine as a shiver, fur standing ruffled in its wake. His gaze narrowed as the trees began to disintegrate into a shimmering glaze, rippling silhouettes that were gone as soon as they appeared. But one, a fae woman, simply garbed though with a steely aura that promised to melt into molten flame, remained. She paused, then spoke to the wild fae, Arduinna.
He listened attentively to every word, tail flicking with each sound around them. One word in particular took hold of him - sacrifice, it spat in his face and mocked them sorely. They were too late, someone had already been taken, to whatever this Tulmhainar was. Jigano turned to him and Sam, the glance reassuring more than just the guild master. The boy was frightened and dismayed, but he was able to keep his increasing worries at bay for the time being, only for his friends.
And so once again Killian kept quiet, a support by Jigano’s side, watching with a ticking apprehension.
listen to the sound of the world
don’t watch it turn
