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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—”

feett, stepping forward and kissing him hard enough for a blush to rise to my own cheeks. I

had to hold him back by the scruff of his neck to stop him from drinking it all in one go. She

laying his head back

be prepared to go as soon as he wakes up.” I said to Myla,

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

He was absolutely sick over the fact that Myla was leaving on a quest to find Troy and Robbie, knowing full well something

ship or his

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He called out, turning and looking down the beach towards the group of men

plate down, wiping his mouth on his sleeve as he jogged over to us, looking down

with him?”

with Maeve and Myla into the jungle. Troy and Robbie didn’t come

began, then righted himself, straightening his

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

me and Myla before running back over to where the crew was congregating, crouching

away, their heads bent in inaudible

bile rising in my throat. I quickened my pace, passing the tent and walking a few paces into

pressing my forehead against the tree, “Please, I

through the trees, jumping gracefully over the massive roots that lined the jungle floor as they raced after Duck. I was gripping Myla’s fur for dear life, ducking

in the sky as we continued

allow the wolves and Duck to drink from the creek. Duck was sniffing frantically, his nose leading him around a large rock face and

Pete. They knew to follow Duck, however, and I

jungle

around in awe as we continued on. I was not expecting this. We were past the jungle now. We couldn’t see mountains from our camp on the

nervously, then began to whine. Myla and Pete looked at each other, then sniffed the air, whining to alert me to some smell they were picking up on that was new, and possibly

knocked out

rub the tender bruise forming on my back

knives. They charged, driving Myla and Pete back into the

knees, then rose to

A murmur passed around the group, and then someone pushed through, a woman, her face hidden behind a mask

walked straight up to me, reaching out and touching three of her fingers to my forehead, then took them away, tightening

until she touched the ground. The

said, her voice carrying a strange lilt to it as she spoke, “A youth, not yet in

passed through the

friends-” I said, watching the woman as she tilted from side to side as though sizing me up. “Are they

wolves?” she asked,

“Where are they?”

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will take you to

I said quickly, forcefully. Myla was growling at my side, drool dripping off her bared teeth. The

saw it, the same symbol that had been painted all over the map. The same symbol on the altar in the Temple of the White Queens. It was etched into her mask, right over