Chapter 235: Daybreak
The newfoundlings found their confidence and unfurled their wings, and Taweel set a pace they could match. Tamaes swooped and rolled like a Messenger, making Bern laugh.
“Why are the stars fading?” the boy asked.
“We have been flying east. Night will end with morning.”
Suddenly, Adin pointed, then dove lower, and Taji chased after him.
“Adin!” shouted Taweel. “Rise! Now!”
Black darts sprayed upward, and Taji’s wings crumpled. As the boy tumbled, Adin lunged after him, catching his outstretched hand. Tamaes’s stomach dropped as Adin hastily wrapped his wings around Taji before they crashed into the dense forest below.
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Published on October 04, 2014 10:45