11. Searching

~ KATALEYA ~

It’s much later, yet Enrique has not returned. Soon the pack members begin returning and there is nothing we can do to keep them away for any longer without alerting the guardsmen or Enrique. The chefs needed to cook, too. I missed helping and I stopped in to say hello to them all.

“You should head back, Sky. I want to stay a little longer,” I say quietly when I exit the kitchen.

She raises an eyebrow but doesn’t question me, which I appreciate since I want to do a little searching upstairs in the closed-off quarters.

Since I can’t be sensed, it will be better if I go alone. I know Enrique wouldn’t like me to go there, but we don’t have time to waste, and since he isn’t back I can make use of my time and try to locate the Ash Stone. We have to start somewhere.

Going upstairs, I quietly sneak up to the unused area of the packhouse.

Planting my hands on my hips, I look around.

Right, so anything that contains a rock could be the Ash Stone, so I’ll begin by separating those t