The Beast And The Blessed
My head turned from side to side, waiting for the troll to make itself known.
My green-eyed beauty raced forward, jumping and propelling herself off the pile of rocks and higher just as the mountain of stone unfolded, rising to tower over us, taller than most of the trees. Charlie was on his back, holding on for dear life as the creature roared in outrage at being bothered.
Diego 'whooped' from the side like he was watching a sporting event, and I felt every ounce of anger and frustration with Charlie melt away, only to be replaced by fear.