C358 THE CHILD'S FIRST VISION

"Get inside. The wind is picking up, and the hunters will be on our heels by morning." The Young Prince pushed the heavy curtain of vines aside, his breath blooming like a cloud in the night air. He beckoned Aria into the mouth of the mountain cave, his hand lingering near the small of her back as she hurried past.

Aria stumbled into the hollow space, her lungs burning from the climb