*Daphne*

The sound of laughter and the smell of sizzling meat, creamy cheese, and warm bread woke me up the next morning. I blinked and looked up to see a blue morning sky and a circle of treetops.

I groaned and sat up to stretch as I looked around. The empty clearing from the night before was filled with Rion’s crew. They had managed to finally catch up with us. I saw Jasper and Rion talking over some food.

I greeted Rion with a soft smile and he ...