Chapter 189: "Get the hell away from me."

I park in the security outpost the Ironclaw warriors that guard the border reside in. They receive me a bit awkwardly but when I tell them I want to go exploring, they offer to follow. I have to refuse and say I need to do this myself and only then do they let me be.

I head off alone, my heart pounding in my chest and my legs now clad in what the warriors call protection. It’s really just some long pants but they work.

The forest is cool and cold when I walk in.

There’s a clear path, beaten down and worn by the stomping of feet, and as I take careful cautionary steps farther and farther in, I feel the forest begin to come alive.

The sunlight peeks through the canopy of leaves overhead, a gentle wind ruffles the trees, but there’s more. The chirp of small birds, the fast skittering of animals hidden from my sight.

Fey yearns to rise to the surface and that surprises me. She’s excited, and she never really gets excited but as I let her watch through my eyes, I feel fascinated by wh