Chapter 16 Light of the Dark

Three years had passed since Adrienne Mallory first stepped foot inside the secret village of Aardwolf leaving Emrick Castle and her home back in Ardelean Village. Many things had happened and changed in those passing years. She was no longer alone like when she first arrived at the place. Despite that, she was more than happy now and quite content living a peaceful life inside the quiet town that she now considered her home. 

She had just been from the market carrying a brown bag and a large white bag full of vegetables and fruits and other foods to prepare for her son’s third year birthday. The sun outside was as bright and cheerfully sunny as it could be. It was spring so flowers were in full bloom and every petal shone and smiled as she walked back to her small cottage.  She entered the small gate of her house and crossed the stone pavement built at the center of a grass lawn front yard.

The front lawn with its bright green grass was occupied with two p