Year of the Lilies

Torrid Season

The River

Kintil

•Isla•

MAVLI RUNS TOWARDS ME, her feet slapping loudly on the hardened earth. She is smiling and yelling my name.

"Isla! Isla!" She runs into the river with full speed splashing water on me and drenching her dress.

"What is it?!" I ask terrified," what happened? Where's Cirok?" I glance behind us but there's no sign of the tall male.

Panting, Mavli kneels in the river to catch her breath. I ...