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Chapter Thirty One

She awoke with a start. She knew not where she was or how she got there. She only knew that her foot tingled from lack of circulation and that she had a whopping headache. As she lay still in the cold, dark void of space, memories of the encounter outside her master’s chamber flooded her mind. She was cold, and a draft seemed to be coming from beneath her worthless feet. She tried moving a bit, but the tingles shot up her leg and caused a moan to escape her lips. She wriggled about and discovered there was a little crawl space towards the rear of her hiding spot. This would be a great place to hide when Essam was in one of his hideous moods she thought and squirmed around feeling her way. &nb

Chapter Thirty Two

The little maid watched the sun dip below the horizon leaving whisks of pinks and orange swirls in its wake. A distant memory of sunsets with her father rose within her and she pushed it down. Best not to let her mind wander. It would be better to stay vigilant to her immediate problems. She had stayed in the shadows of the entrance, dutifully scrubbing stone. The mindless chore gave her ample time to study her surroundings, such as they were. In the distance she could see what looked like a group of islands. They appeared green and she imagined them to be dense with trees. If she craned her head far to the right around the jutting edge of the stone she saw what looked like mountains. If there were mountains, there might just be people. As the day fought and lost to the dark, the little maid noticed the tide rising. What was a sheer drop for the poor children ea

Chapter Thirty Three

“Hold on tight. If you fall, I won’t come to help.” Lainey gulped but did what she was told. Up, up he rose. Past the cliffs and on towards the stars. The night air was cool on her face, but for the first time in weeks, the air was not wet. She forced herself to open her eyes, and when she did the cliffs looked like pebbles on the sand. She was soaring on the back of a dragon, she thought. A stinky, slimy dragon that wants nothing more than to hunt for more slaves. She held on tightly to a strap he had fastened around his neck. From her vantage point she could see that they were above the mist, but she could still make out lights down below. They were flying over a town, and although no sound reached her ears she could imagin

Chapter Thirty Four

Meanwhile back on the Island. The few trees on the island that boasted autumn colors had finally given up and released the last leaves of summer. The trees were winter bare, empty but for the promise of spring. “As empty as my heart,” thought Katalea. They had not made any progress on locating Dakari and the strain was evident throughout the Pride. Petty arguments broke out and silly squirmishes could turn lethal in a blink of an eye. Katalea doubted her leadership as did many of the group. Grandfather told her that he could do no more in her place, but she was not to be placated. She was the alpha now, it was up to her. Maggie had heard from her brother a few times. He was getting weaker by the day as they rarely fed him. His messages were getting less clear as

Chapter Thirty Five

When Lainey stopped at the alcove and looked expectantly at Dakari, she could tell by the look on his face that he had no clue what was going on. She hadn’t noticed before but the alcove was at her level. Anyone over nine years old would probably not see it. She shimmied in, and beckoned for him to follow. He looked quizzically at her, his apprehension evident. From the end of the hallway came a shuffle of feet. Probably just a maid, but even a maid could point fingers. Dakari lowered himself and tried to squeeze in. The shuffling became louder and any minute someone would be upon them. He was in up to his knees when the footsteps stopped. He imagined himself shrinking down and opened himself to the possibility. He didn’t think he had enough strength left in him

Chapter Thirty Six

The thud shook the cave and Lainey knew it wouldn’t be long until reinforcements came. Essam no doubt had summoned his best warriors and Lainey could imagine the chaos that was about to erupt. As fast as she could she raced back to the entrance of the alcove. The food was gone! She had left it here only minutes before. The food was to sustain her on her escape and now she had none. It would be too dangerous to go back to the kitchen to get more. Disheartened, she climbed in. She wiggled in her normal fashion but found she couldn’t move back. Using her hands she felt for the obstacle that blocked her way. She felt the warmth of skin and realized what she touched was a foot. Dakari was here!

Chapter Thirty Seven

Lainey woke cold and hungry. She felt for Dakari, found nothing, reached for the food and came up empty handed. She saw a faint light and moved towards it. Down the path she found him sitting up gorging on a chicken leg. He had conjured a ball of fire and it lit the passageway, offering warmth and making it look as cozy as the skiing lodge her parents favored. He smiled at her and offered her the bucket of chicken. “Do you have any idea where we are?” He asked between bites. She grabbed a wing, and looked up at him. “I know that the cave faces west, because I could see the sunset as I scrubbed the entrance.” She bit into the heavenly food

Chapter Thirty Eight

Dakari opened his eyes and saw Lainey’s concerned face. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to zone out on you. Werecats can send mental messages to each other even when we’re not in feline form. I was letting my sister know everything you have told me so far.” “Will they come for us?” Lainey asked as they began to make their way down the passageway. It was so much easier with Dakari’s light. What had taken her half an hour now only took a few minutes. “They can’t pinpoint where we are by the descriptions just yet. They are on alert, awaiting any more news from us.”

Chapter Thirty Nine

From the ledge they were perched on, Lainey could see the water rising quickly. She turned to Dakari but he was frantically searching for a higher landing. As the water crested their ledge the waves ceased to crash outside on the cliffs as the water levels inside reached the height of the water level outside. The eerie silence, coupled with the lack of sunlight caused Lainey to start to lose hope. Had they really come all this way to be drowned so close to freedom? She felt Dakari tap her shoulder, the only light the red glow of the crystals. His strength was waning but he grabbed her wrist and whispered.

Chapter Forty

Brilliant reds faded through pinks and oranges to an almost eerie golden yellow as the sun let its grasp of the day weaken and die. The glorious cover of night spread and the last of the water receded. Waves again raged war with the cliffs and on a night like thousands before, the cliffs stood firm. Before he conked out for good Dakari had broken off a stalactite and charmed it into a magic flashlight. It’s light was enough for Lainey to see and placing it between her teeth she began to climb. Higher and higher she climbed until she reached the location she thought she had seen the large crevice. The darkness was too dense even with the light to see the size of the breaks between the rocks of the cliff and she found herself feeling her way. The roar of an incoming wave sounded like a stampede of horses and she held on tightly as t

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