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“Don’t touch the thorns,” he warns through a murmur. “They’re poisonous.”
I flinch as the vines shrink away from us. “They’re pretty, though.”
“Yeah, a lot of stuff in my realm is pretty but poisonous or venomous. In fact, some of the prettiest things here can kill you. There used to not be so many at the entrance. They’ve really spread since the last time I was here. They only used to reside in the Violet…” He quickens his pace, zooming past the vines.
“Where are we going?” I jog to keep up. When did he get so fast? “And where are the guards at your portal?”
“The only realm we’re not allowed in without permission is the Common Realm, and rarely do any creatures try to sneak in there,” he explains, weaving around the vines. “And if they did, the guards on the other side would catch them.”
“But, didn’t Giant say some werewolves just snuck in?” I ask as we reach the edge of the field and step onto a cobblestone path that winds down a hill toward a glittering city.
He nods, his brows furrowing. “Yeah, I’ve never heard of that happening.”
“So, why do you think it did?” I ask. “Do you think it might have been the werewolves who are after me?”
“I’m not sure. But it really doesn’t matter right now. I’m here and you’re here, and all’s well in the realms.” He grins, fangs and all, and then quickens his stride, leaving me struggling to keep up.
I have the weirdest suspicion he’s keeping something from me, but I can’t figure out what.
“You never told me where we’re going.” I trip in my heels, trying to keep up with him.
“On an adventure.”
“We’re not going to your place?”
“No. We don’t have much time, and I don’t want to waste what little we have hanging around my lair.”
My lips form anO. So, I am going back to the Common Realm, then? Why do I feel so sad about that?
I try not to pout, but epically fail.
“Stop pouting,” he playfully scolds. “I promise we’re going to have fun. And it’s not every day you get to have fun in the Midnight Realm, right?”
He’s right. I’m only here for one night, so I might as well make the most of it.
I plaster on a smile. “All right, let’s go on an adventure.”
With a wink, he speeds up, nearly sending me tripping over my feet again.
“Why can you suddenly walk so fast?” Another thought dawns on me as I realize how much lighter I feel. “And where the heck is my backpack?”
“I sent it to my house. And I can walk faster here because my powers have been reconnected with the moonlight.”
“How exactly did you send my bag to your house—”
I trip over a lip in the cobblestone and nearly eat shit. Thankfully, Legend catches me.
“With magic.” He winks as he steadies me.
“You have magic?” I brush stray hair out of my eyes. “Since when?”
“Since always. My powers were just limited during my sentence.”
“Oh.” I observe him curiously. “What else can you do?”
“Lots and lots of things. I promise to show you some of them later. For now, we’re on a time constraint, and your human lollygagging is slowing me down.” In one swift motion, he scoops me up in his arms and zooms down the sidewalk, moving so swiftly that the buildings and lights lining the street are nothing but streaks of colors.
By the time he grinds to a stop, my head is spinning.
