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The forest passed above me in broken glimpses, familiar branches slipping between the grey sky and the dark fringe of my hair as Scar’s sled carried me from the only home I had ever known. I had fought him with every ounce of strength I possessed, raging and resisting until there was nothing left to give, yet none of it had changed the course of his will. Now there was only the creaking of wood,…
I had not intended to listen. I had gone looking for Scar, or perhaps I had simply wished to know where he was, which is not quite the same thing, though I am no longer certain I know the difference. His voice carried from where he spoke, and I recognized it before I understood the words. There was something in the sound of it that made me pause, something measured and deliberate, and I remained…
I have faced dangers in the Forest that would make many women run screaming for the nearest man, and I have stared down beasts with teeth enough to tear me apart. Yet somehow, it seems the most dangerous creature I have ever encountered is the one I chose to love. Scar. One would think that after all the time I have spent surviving on my own, I might have learned when to keep my mouth shut, bu…
I lay here with HIM beside me. He actually came back. After all this time, after all those nights when I wondered if I would ever see him again, he is here, breathing beside me as though he had never left. He is still bossy and demanding, still that infuriating Wild Forest Man who seems to believe the world ought to bend to his will, but he is back! I swear by the PKs, I had better not be dreamin…
I woke that morning still holding the little book, the candles having burned themselves out sometime during the night. That was all right; they had been nearly spent when I lit them anyway. Carefully, I returned the book to its place in the niche above the sleeping platform, beside the picture book that had once belonged to my grandmother. My fingers lingered on its worn cover a moment longer tha…
As the day wore on, Ember eventually decided she had better things to do than keep me company. This time, she did not even wait for my signal. She rose to her feet, stretched languidly, then came over to rub her head against me before turning toward the cave entrance. She slipped beneath the covering without a sound and disappeared into the forest, leaving me once more alone with my thoughts. No…