Fatal Reunion

"I guess you're right."

A ghostlike figure slipped silently to his side.

"Who's there?!"

The short man nearly jumped out of his skin, lost his footing, and crashed straight off the tree.

Ignoring the pain, he stared in horror at the woman who'd appeared from nowhere. "When—how did you get here?!"

Elora grinned. "Unfortunately for you, I arrived just as you were deciding to leave. How rude of me no