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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—”

her feett, stepping forward and kissing him hard enough for a blush to rise

he was desperately thirsty. Cleo returned with the water and had to hold him back by the scruff of his neck to stop him from drinking it all in one go. She offered him some food, and he ate it, licking her hand

back against the sand and promptly falling

as he wakes up.” I said to Myla, who nodded in

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

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

captain of the Persephone. He hadn’t abandoned his ship or his crew when

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

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

wrong with him?”

Myla into the

he began, then righted himself, straightening his shoulders as he nodded

said quickly. “We need to get at least one of the engines running by sundown,

at me and Myla before running back over to where the crew was congregating, crouching down as he repeated Keaton’s

and Keaton walked away, their heads bent in

stroking him gently as he slept. I walked up the beach towards my tent, my stomach turning over and bile rising in my throat. I quickened my pace, passing the tent and walking a few paces into the jungle, leaning on a

I whispered, pressing my forehead against the tree, “Please,

after Duck. I was gripping Myla’s fur for

for an hour, if not more, but the sun was still high in the sky as we continued deeper

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

follow Duck,

landscape changing from dense jungle to a wide, open valley of

in awe as we continued on. I was not expecting this. We were past the jungle

and Pete looked at each other, then sniffed the air,

reared, tossing me off her back. I gasped, the wind knocked out of my lungs as I hit

filled the air around me as I sat up, reaching to rub the tender bruise forming on my

people were standing around us, surrounding us, holding a variety of spears and long knives. They charged, driving Myla

to my knees, then rose to my full

and wore masks that varied in shape and color. A murmur passed around

and touching three of her fingers to my forehead, then took them away,

bending at the knees until she touched the

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

passed through

said, watching the woman as she tilted from side to side as

wolves?” she asked,

“Where are they?”

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take you to

side, drool dripping off her bared teeth. The woman took a step back, reaching up to remove her mask. “I cannot trust

over the map. The same symbol on the altar in the Temple of the White Queens. It was etched into