Chapter 169

**Artie

Zelda eluded me somehow. Damn her and her magic!

Worse, Lyra was not behind me. Once I was certain there was no hope of finding Zelda, I retraced my steps. In wolf form, I sniffed the ground near our cabin but could not catch Lyra’s scent. I supposed that was Zelda’s doing as well.

I sat on my haunches and howled, hoping it somehow might call her to me. But I was greeted only by silence.

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