Chapter 56: Chased By Wolves
"Darius seemed to be in so much pain." Delia sounded worried.
Lara approached Darius and placed the back of her hand on his forehead.
"The fever has gone down. You can give him turmeric tea. I will try to come again in two days. If I cannot come, and there is an emergency, send someone to a small house behind the town’s inn and ask for a man named Jethru. Tell him that I send you."
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When Lara left the Lenard household, she estimated it was around 9:00 AM. Since running late, she followed the fastest route to Yarrow Hill: a straight line.
She decided to give the hill a name... Yarrow Hill. In modern times, it was non-existent. It could have been flattened out due to a landslide or quarrying commissioned by the government to reclaim parts of the sea near the harbor.
The route she followed was challenging. Thick vines and overgrown branches blocked her path. But didn’t she spend the last two years in the forest? If the ground below was unpassable, she would climb the trees and jump from tree to tree.
When she jumped down from a tree because she couldn’t jump to the next, Lara came face to face with two amber vertical slits.
"Thunder, it’s you." She exhaled in relief, reaching out to stroke the massive tiger’s fur. Thunder purred contentedly before flopping onto his side, paws in the air, silently demanding a belly scratch.Lara chuckled and obliged. Then, an idea struck her.