FIFTY NINE

                        After two hours of driving in the deep forest, Mary announced that we'd walk. Trees were so thick that the sunlight hardly reached the ground. The sound of wild animals could be heard. Somewhere from the direction of the forest, an owl hooted. In response, my heart thrummed. 

      "It gives an ominous feeling," I told them. 

      "Dark magic!" Mary said, looking forward. Her feet didn't stop for a second. 

      I gazed at Elizabeth for an explanation, "This place is secured by Dark magic. Only a dark Faerie king can do this." 

      "King Kolstov," I said his name in a whisper. My legs were throbbing, "Can we rest for a while?" I was forcing myself to walk. 

      "I can pick you up," Silver grinned at me. 

     We kept walk