Chapter 762

Chapter 107 : Welcome Home

I thought of the spell I’d used to trap Alpha Chandler. Roots were strong, like a bridge. I whispered the spell to myself.

The ground trembled.

The Norwind survivors started to panic, crying out in fear and backing away from the cliff.

I held my arms out, willing roots to grow.

They shot out of the ground under my feet and spread across the giant crevasse. When they connected with the other side, the roots buried themselves in the ground and stuck firmly.

The rumbling stopped and I panted. Leaning forward, I clutched my sides. My hands and legs trembled.

Charles had warned me not to use magic but I wasn’t going to let the Norwind survivors down!

“Oh my…” Lilian gasped, stepping up to the cliff.

“Mila, did you do that?” Enzo asked.

I nodded, righting myself when I caught my breath. “It isn’t as strong as a bridge, but if one person can get across, we’ve got plenty of rope to make a bridge with, along with the roots.”

“You want one of us to risk climbing over those roots? How do you know they will hold?” someone asked.

I shrugged and looked at Soren.

“They’re strong enough,” I assured.

“I’ll go,” Payne offered. He smiled at me and nodded. “I trust Mila and if she thinks the roots will hold, then I believe her.”

“Are you sure?” I asked.

Payne nodded. “Get me some rope. I’ll carry it across and make the bridge.”

Soren handed Payne several bundles of rope, coiled tightly. “Take it slow.”

“I’ve got this,” Payne assured.

I lopped the rope coils around his shoulders and headed off across the root bridge.

The roots bounced slightly under his weight, wiggling back and forth. I grabbed Soren’s hand, squeezing. I hadn’t tested the strength of the roots before, especially over such a long distance. There was a chance that Payne wouldn’t make it…

“Mila.”

I glanced at Soren. His brow was creased and he gave me an odd look.

“What is it?” I shifted my weight from one foot to the other.

I thought Soren would have his eyes on Payne, but he looked at me with concern.

“Your hair…”

“What about it?”

I grabbed my hair in my hands and turned my head to see the strands as best as I could.

Gasping, I let the silky, blond strands slip through my fingers. Blond hair? For as long as I could remember, my hair had been reddish brown in color. And now… blond?

Thinking back, I remembered the dream vision April had shown me. At the time, I hadn’t thought much of it, but I’d been a blond haired child until after my pack was destroyed. One of my mother’s last actions was to disguise my appearance so no one would know who I was.

But my hair was changing color now. Back to its original blond.

“The spell my mother cast… it is wearing off,” I whispered.

Soren nodded somberly. I knew he’d understand what I was referring to, since he’d been there with me in the dream.

“What could be doing this?”

“Perhaps it is your witch power awakening,” Soren suggested. “You’ve been using magic a lot lately.”

He frowned slightly and it didn’t take much to know what he was thinking. He was thinking about Charlse’s warning with magic and my pregnancy.

I was glad he didn’t say anything in front of everyone else. Soren knew as well as me that this was our only viable option for getting everyone across the ravine.

“I’ve got the rope bridge ready to go!” Payne shouted across, cupping his hands over his mouth so his voice carried farther.

it and bring it back,”

say anything else, Thomas scurried across and grabbed the rope bridge. He came back, securing it to

simple, but it was

instructed. “Children should go first. And everyone

or protest. They immediately complied with Soren’s

back with Soren and Thomas. Soren made sure that everyone stayed spaced out as they crossed. He didn’t want too

across, but finally, I got on the bridge, then

on the opposite side of the ravine, looking at the roots and the bridge we’d just

else was taking a

asked Soren, going to

follow us across. If our attackers track us this

get rid of it. It will

can the two of you go back on the bridge and chop down the roots?

the bridge, hacking and chopping at the roots until they were all gone. They did a good job of clearing the roots but we still had

the rope down on this side. Payne, can you cut the rope off the other side of the ravine with an arrow?” Soren

be an arrow in the tree,” Payne

won’t be out of place given the battlefield all

the rope bridge down from our side of the ravine and

safe and unharmed. We’d also covered our tracks. It would be a long time before anyone came this way to look for

out of sight of the ravine, then we can make camp for the night,” Soren

picked up my own bag but Soren took it

carry my

with magic. I’d prefer it if

and smiled. I wasn’t going to argue with

go far to be out of sight of the ravine. There were lots of rocks and trees to

of the camp, Soren made me sit still and eat to help

been living in fear for so long, and

us,” Lilian gushed.

was a group

without you.” She

for offering us the chance to get out,”

for taking it.” I smiled

a seat beside me. “You know, you should be careful with your magic,

It was necessary for our escape. I doubt I’ll have to use more

creased his brow. “I hope so. We should be in the

also feeling exhausted from traveling and the feeling of relief now that we were safe

a tent set

I agreed. I stood up and

you’d like, Mila, I can make some tea with those herbs that are

noticed the way Soren narrowed his eyes at Enzo. he couldn’t

take care of

carried me to the tent. I giggled and

Enzo are skilled

scoffed. “So

proven themselves to

on

and rested my head against his shoulder. Truthfully, I wanted to rest. If it made Soren happy to have me all to himself while I slept,

to our tent and placed me on the

“How’s that?” he asked.

“Comfortable.”

I smiled and yawned.

heard Charles’s voice from outside the

rolled his

tent flap. Their shadows moved on the wall of

Mila feeling

her rest,” Soren

tea to

will make sure she gets it. Otherwise, your focus should be on the Norwind survivors. They’ll

Soren came back inside. I could tell he wasn’t happy and I

patting the cot beside

sat down, a surly look

and changes to your body… you really need to be more careful now that you’re

as he looked

on my limits,

shouldn’t be doing magic at all

not going to do anything to risk the baby. Trust me.” I batted my eyelashes

and shook

be okay. I’ll

I’m not going to stop worrying about the two

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