ELIA
Her heart was pounding the entire trip back to Gahrye's. She kept checking behind them, half-expecting find Reth descending from between the trees like some kind of Avenging Angel with a serious case of the rages. But there was nothing.
Had he decided she could make these decisions for herself? She hoped so. Still, she wasn't looking forward to the conversation back at the cave tonight. She'd have to do her best to distract him from—
"Elia!" Gahrye hissed. "We need to climb!"
She froze. She'd been so distracted, she'd almost followed the path right up to Gahrye's tree. The guards might have seen her, then she'd have all of them freaking out.
