Chapter 76

An hour or two after that, I managed to relax by taking a nap underneath a tree. I woke up refreshed and ready to apologize to the two. So I made a mistake. Let us all laugh about it. As I rounded the corner of the house, I noticed Cybele standing still on a grassy area. She had her back to me. I was just about to call her and apologize when I detected a movement on the bushes to my left. It was Brooke. She was crouching there, concentrating hard.
The sun reflected on something shiny,...