To be honest… the sleep didn't really help. I didn't really get much of it before we had to move again. I sluggishly followed behind Ryker as he pulled me along.
"Where are we headed?" I asked, but he didn't say a word. I was about to ask again until I sighted Elowen… my droopy eyes opened that instant. What was she doing here? Seeing her, I suddenly had a very bad feeling about this, especially seeing her effortlessly kill the low-level monster in front of her with Darian.
Her eyes locked onto mine, and a smirk curled on her lips. "You are still way behind, cousin." Her smug face said it all. I pulled away from Ryker's grip and stopped where I was.
"What are you doing? We have to go," Ryker said.
"I don't want to ru—"
"But you're going to get injured. I don't want to see you hurt. Look, it's not that I don't trust you, okay? I have to keep you safe," he said, and I sighed, staring up at him…
