Chapter 755

Chapter 100 : Prepare for the Worst

My heart flooded with warmth and I took Soren’s hand. He squeezed my fingers and smirked. With a sharp tug, he pulled me along.

We caught up with Enzo and Payne by the front door.

“It shouldn’t be too difficult to find the herbs, right?” I asked.

Enzo shrugged. “I know some good places to look. But there’s been a lot of rain…”

“Lead the way.” Payne pointed toward the door.

Enzo led us out to the front yard. The ground was soggy and squishy under my feet, oversaturated with water.

Water still drizzled around us but it was more like a mist than a rain shower. Natural mist, not magical mist.

We walked toward the mountains where the Moon Goddess temple had been. I moved a little closer to Soren, remembering what happened the last time we were there.

“Oh, crap!”

Enzo’s curse pulled me from my thoughts.

“What’s wrong?” Soren asked.

“The road ahead is washed out. The only way around is to wade through that flooded lowland over there.”

He pointed to the flooded area.

“It looks like we’re getting wet,” I muttered.

We all stood at the edge of the flooded area. It was impossible to tell how deep the water was and, in the darkness, I couldn’t see the other side.

“I’ll go first and test the depth of the water,” Payne suggested.

Before Soren could say anything, Payne plunged into the water. It devoured him quickly, until he was just a head above water.

“It doesn’t get any deeper than this, and the other side isn’t too far off. We might have to swim a little, but there’s no current, so it should be easy,” Payne reported.

“Let’s go, then.”

Soren went in next, leading me by the hand. Enzo followed us.

When we got deeper, where I couldn’t touch the bottom anymore, Soren swung me onto his back. I wrapped my arms loosely around his neck as he waded through the deeper water.

If I thought finding the herbs would be easy, I was sorely mistaken…

On the other side of the flooded land, the ground sloped upward. We’d be going into the mountains, which meant no more flooding.

“Come on, there are good herbs this way,” Enzo said. He motioned to us to follow him.

of the nearby plants weren’t doing so well. They’d been completely waterlogged

wouldn’t be as potent for

stopped dead and Payne

is it, what’s wrong?” I asked,

his head and

he’d been looking and

mountain looked… half of the mountain was completely blown away. There were huge chunks

had been there, it was

few scraps of the temple left, glinting in

“Enzo?”

on his shoulder. He squinted his eyes shut and shook his head, keeping it

“Are you okay?”

jaw tense

pointing to the rubble. “That used to be very fertile farmland. The majority of Norwind food production came from there. A lot of people worked on those farms

trembled

of tears at

the rains. All the equipment has been crushed and the land too damaged

is awful. I’m

could Norwind turn from one of the most wealthy, powerful, prosperous packs in the land

together, anger flashing in

think. Once the flooding recedes, you and your people can look over the land and the extent

Enzo smiled tightly.

might be young but I’m not naïve. Norwind is no longer the

mean it can’t

A boy his age shouldn’t have to sigh like that. “We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, we should keep going.

further

was still upset, so I went and walked

your pack was ready to give up hope, you spoke up on behalf of your grandfather. You

He scoffed.

they need. It can’t feed them or protect

all it takes is one strong voice to make others start fighting for themselves and their needs. Enzo, you’ve opened the

I might not be strong enough to protect everyone but that doesn’t mean I just give up

is a

know everyone, their allergies, their medical histories, all of it. It is

think that the pack will look to you… if he doesn’t make

to make it!” he declared in such a confident voice that it

right, Enzo,” I smiled, “and we’ll do everything

you, Miss Mila.” He nodded to me and then pointed ahead to a patch of

of me and started gathering

crossed one herb name from our list. The plants weren’t completely waterlogged but they did look a little weathered. I wasn’t sure

as I hoped. I guess the rain took a

we will take

was also in trouble. It was stringy and

Norwind to be good for growing crops again. The

the best place for these people to

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