Chapter 136- Ella’s dilemma
Ella
I gaze around at the icy mountains, squinting up at the sky. The sun is high overhead, only halfway through its daily journey from East to West. That means it’s about noon… three hours from when I found the passage, according to the bedroom clock. The Prince’s deadline isn’t until dusk, which means there’s still time to get word to Sincalir, assuming I can figure out how to get back to the city.
Suddenly I’m kicking myself for leaving my go-bag behind. My coat wasn’t there because it had been stained and damaged, but I had other clothes inside, things I could layer onto my body to try and provide myself some warmth. I might move faster without the weight, but lightness won’t help me if I drop dead from hypothermia.
Just keep your blood moving. My wolf advises, as long as your heart is pumping it will keep you warm.
Not if I’m sweating. I counter, the liquid will just freeze and kill me faster.
Then stay active, but not so active that you’re sweating. You don’t want to stress the baby anyway. She advises,
Alright. I agree. How far do you think the valley is?
we must be on the wrong slope of the mountain. My wolf reasons,
it? I ask in horror, looking up at the snow covered peak. There’s no way I can make that sort of climb without gear, and it would certainly take more
come after us. All we can do is try to stay warm and hope he attempts a
certainly a beggar. So do I stay put and walk in circles,
in my head. It’s a risk, but the tunnel had been warmer at least, surely I’d have a better chance if… My thoughts trail off as I turn and see
granite slab, pushing at it the way I’d seen my guards to at the safe house. I try and try to open it again, looking around for anything that might trigger the internal mechanism and finding nothing. In the end I’m throwing my body into
back
though I know the sun will keep me warmer than the shaded forest, it’s also lower
you wake me fully we’ll be able to handle
argue immediately clutching my belly. Not unless we have no other choice. Those herbs are a
than you do. She remarks sorrowfully, but this is life and death. If you
in fact, I bet there is!
wolf approves. We keep
give a word of comfort to my growing pup. “It’s okay, angel. Daddy’s going to come for us, and until then I’m going to
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