The Bane And The Alpha Beast
I slowed just enough to listen, drawing closer in a crouch, careful not to break a twig or send the scent of my presence too far ahead.
“She’s not here,” Grimm’s voice rumbled. “But this… this feels wrong. The air’s heavier.”
“Did you find it?” That was Grimm again, questioning, impatient.
“I don’t know,” Brad said. “Crawl swears he sees something, but I don’t—”
“I know what I saw,” Crawl snapped. “It’s right there. In the clearing. The shimmer—look just past the tall stones—”
I stepped out of the trees.