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Chapter 46: Granddaughter of Willa

Chapter 46: Granddaughter of Willa

Maeve

“They should’ve been back hours ago.” i exclaimed, turning towards Myla, who was equally as concerned.

“They’re probably fine, Maeve,” Keaton said, but his eyes and posture betrayed him. He was getting nervous too, especially now that the sun was beginning to rise over the water.

“I’m going to go find them. They can’t have gone far,” I said with conviction, raising my hand to cut him off as he opened his mouth to argue.

“I’m going to-“Myla began, but Keaton rounded on her.

“No, neither of you are going anywhere,” he said firmly.

Cleo was watching the exchange nervously, wringing her hands.

“I’m going!” I said again, just as barking sounded from the jungle behind us.

I spun around as the dog, otherwise known as Duck, came sprinting onto the beach, his ears flat against his head and his body trembling with fatigue.

“Goddess!” Myla cried as Duck nearly slammed into us, laying down on his side.

“I’ll go get him some water,” Cleo said hurriedly as she turned and quickly walked away.

I knelt beside Duck, stroking his back.

“What’s wrong?’

“Danger,’ he said, closing his eyes as he panted, his tongue lolling in the sand.

“Where?

*Follow,

“Rest now,’ I said to him, continuing to stroke his fur. I looked over my shoulder in the direction he had come, a chill running up my spine as the jungle seemed to whisper menacingly in the breeze.

“Did he talk to you?” Myla asked, her eyes full of worry.

I nodded, looking up at Keaton. “He said ‘danger.’ He’s exhausted. Something happened out there.”

* Aye, I can see that.” Keaton crossed his arms over his chest, looking from Duck to the Persephone. And then, he looked at Myla.

“I can’t leave the ship with Robbie and Troy gone. I just can’t-”

“I know, I understand why.” Myla said softly, a knowing smile touching her lips.

“The crew, Myla—”

forward and kissing him hard enough for a blush to

scruff of his neck to stop him from drinking it all in one go. She offered him some

he said, laying his head back

to go as soon as he wakes up.” I said to

my back,” she said, bending down to pet Duck on the head, cooing

greenish tint to his skin. He was absolutely sick over the fact that Myla was leaving on a quest

He hadn’t abandoned his ship or his crew when the

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looking down the beach towards the group of men seated around Olly’s cooking fire, plates of fish in

his sleeve as he jogged over to us, looking down

with

the jungle. Troy and Robbie didn’t come

was wondering where they were,” he began, then righted himself, straightening his shoulders as he nodded

men stay here,” Keaton said quickly. “We need to get

and Myla before running back over to where the crew

and Keaton walked away, their heads bent in inaudible

turning over and bile rising in my throat. I

forehead against the tree, “Please, I

jungle floor as they raced after Duck. I was gripping Myla’s fur for dear life, ducking under the vines

was still high in the sky as

creek. Duck was sniffing frantically, his nose leading him around a large rock

couldn’t mind-link with either Myla or Pete. They knew to follow Duck, however, and I trusted their judgment

Duck through the brush, the landscape changing from dense jungle to a wide, open valley of low

was not expecting this. We were past

began to whine. Myla and Pete looked at each other, then

I gasped, the wind knocked out of my lungs as I hit the ground, hard, handing on a

to rub the tender bruise forming on my back when I stopped, fear taking hold of

knives. They charged, driving Myla and Pete back into the brush. Duck trembled as he reached my side and nudged me to

knees, then rose to my full height, squaring my shoulders as

shape and color. A murmur passed

of her fingers to my forehead, then took them away,

bowed low, bending at the knees until she touched the ground. The group

voice carrying a strange lilt to it as she spoke, “A youth,

murmur passed through

woman as she tilted from side to side as though sizing me up.

she asked, and I

“Where are they?”

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I will take you to

teeth. The woman took a

over the map. The same symbol on the altar in the Temple of the White Queens.