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Zane. I’m in trouble.
Tell me what’s going on.
Margetta can track me because wherever I set a paw, I must leave behind some kind of mark that she can see. I’m in the forest now, but it’s only a matter of time.
All right. We’re doing okay here. My Guard has all the wraith-pairs well-engaged. I want you to head north and west. Take big bounds like you do. That will slow her down a little and I’ll intercept you. If I hold you and levitate, she shouldn’t be able to find you, not with your cloak in place, covering us both.
Got it.
As soon as you see me, feed me your location. Remember, I can’t see you either.
Understood.
Olivia took off through the woods for a hundred yards, weaving in and out of the trees hoping an erratic path might slow Margetta down. And it did, but only a little.
She headed across a flat field then bounded into the air a half mile.
But Margetta was in her wraith form now and flying fast, closing in.
Zane, it must be something in addition to a paw-print. She’s flying as a wraith and I’m leaving some kind of trail, even as I bound. It may be connected to motion.
Do you see me yet? Zane asked.
No, but I’m at least two miles north of the town now.
I’m on it. Keep looking for me. And as soon as you see me, release your cloak so I can locate you.
Bounding again, she finally saw Zane. You’re about two hundred yards from me, northwest of my position. I’m heading straight for you. But Margetta is right on my heels.
Lose the cloak. Trust me.
Putting on as much speed as she could, she released her cloak and heard Margetta shriek behind her, the terrible triumphant sound that only wraiths could make.
Olivia touched down and bounded in Zane’s direction.
Margetta was thirty feet away … twenty …
As she soared, Zane flew like a comet toward her, closing the distance between. She prepared her cloaking frequency, knowing the only way either of them would survive was to disappear while in midair the moment he caught her.
She heard a strange whirring sound and realized Margetta was winding up her battle frequency.
Oh, God.
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Zane caught Olivia in her wolf form and felt her cloaking vibration flow over him in the exact same moment. He knew Margetta was about to release her battle frequency, so he shifted direction abruptly, shooting straight up. He glanced down at the same time and watched a red streak of deadly power flow where he’d just been.
She’d missed them completely, thank the Goddess.
At the same time, Margetta flew in the same direction as her frequency, clearly unable to see them.
Olivia began shifting in his arms. He kept making loose adjustments to his hold on her, allowing for the shift to happen, but careful she didn’t slip from his grasp and fall to earth. She might be able to bound away from various objects, but as far as he knew, she couldn’t levitate.
The Ancient Fae’s curses once more filled the air, along with several piercing wraith shrieks.
“Damn you, Zane,” she shouted. “I know you’re there, even though I can’t see you. Did that shifter-bitch help you escape from my camp at the Dead Zone? Well, you got lucky. That’s all. I suppose she’s your blood rose as well, but damn all the Elf Lords to hell, I’ll have your head and hers before two nights have come and gone.”
Zane stayed in one location at least fifty yards from the screeching wraith. Because Olivia was no longer leaving a paw-mark or a motion trail that Margetta could detect, the Ancient Fae wouldn’t be able to see her.
