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Chapter 28 - Caden

Chapter 28 – Caden

"Ragers made a base years ago in the lake." Sunny's cheery voice rings out beside my ear, the little pixie having grown tired of flying she now sits on my shoulder.
"How did they manage that?" I ask, keeping to the path she had pointed out to us. We have been walking for twenty minutes since meeting the three pixies, Sunny, Amelia and I focused on saving Grace – Silver Fur as Sunny calls her. The little creature has been sharing stories of how she and her troupe have traveled the world, always returning to the Goddess' forest during the Run to gather magic under the full blue moon. I also learned how she and her friends came to know Grace and Amelia and how Grace has saved the Fae Princess on more than one occasion growing up. I think at this point I am no longer shocked by just how incredible Grace is and instead the urge to take her on a date and slowly fall in love with her has grown.
"No one knows. The Guardian of the lake never bothers them as usually they use boats to travel. But even it has been growing irritated by the lack of respect the Ragers have." Sunny answers, kicking her little feet happily against my shoulder. I chuckle, her movements tickling me. I think when I take over, I will be making a garden for her and her troupe to visit when ever they want. It will be nice to have the pixies fly around and become allies with. But worry gnaws at me as I take in what she said about the Guardian of the lake. Legends have been told about a lake monster here in the forest and many took it as a story. If Sunny says there is something in the lake, then Grace might be in greater danger.
The sound of twigs snapping just in front of us has Amelia and I stopping mid step, our eyes finding one another before we prepare to fight whatever is coming our way. Without warning, a red she-wolf runs into me causing me to fall onto my ass and Sunny to take flight in order not to be smooshed.
"Hey, hey. I am not going to hurt you!" I say softly, seeing the she-wolf standing over me with lips pulled back into a snarl. I stay where I am, looking to Amelia who sighs and slowly walks over.
"He won't hurt you. He and I are looking for a friend of ours." She states, placing a gentle hand on the wolf's shoulder. She gently smooths her fur, doing her best to calm the red wolf down. Others soon join us in the small path, a total of what I can see being thirteen she-wolves, and I wonder just where they came from as some look like they have been through hell with their damp fur and exhaustion behind they eyes.
The sound of shifting brings my attention back to the red she-wolf looming over me until a petite red-head stands beside Amelia.
"Are you friends with the silver haired she-wolf?" The red-head asks, catching my attention instantly. Amelia nods as I stand, the need to find Grace growing stronger.
"She is still at the lake fighting the Ragers." She continues, a small smile on her lips.
"She saved all of us so please, go save - " I don't stick around to hear the rest of her words, my legs already racing down the path towards the lake. If the she-wolves escaped because of Grace, then she must be close, must be alive.
Crashing through the last of the shrubbery, I find myself on the sandy shores of the lake, the crystal blue waters dyed red in many places. Something happened here, something so big that it killed many wolves.