Chapter 127: Little wolf, excellent choice
[ Going back to the previous day : The Forgotten lands ( right after the fiasco at the auction hall) ]
Autumn didn’t wait for the boat to fully dock.
The moment the hull scraped against the shore, she was already leaping out.
The boat slammed against the riverbank, rocking under the force of Autumn’s movement.
She leapt off it with a splash. The icy water soaked her waist down, but she didn’t care...not even a flicker of hesitation because inside her chest it was burning...burning hot. No cold could possibly counter that!
Her boots sank briefly into the muddy edges of the Skarthheim border, but she yanked them free and surged ahead.
"Pup! Wait...!" The red head,Oric, if she remembered his name correctly...was already scrambling after her, splashing through the water as he tried to keep up.
The others followed behind him, half running, half tripping, trying to cross the slick terrain without looking like fools. Their weapons rattled on their backs but they were of no use against their new found challenge. In their desperation some nearly slipped on the rocks.
But Autumn didn’t slow down nor did she look back...until she crossed the cave like wall and her feet touched Skarthheim soil. Then she stopped and suddenly whirled around. "You are all dismissed!" she barked.
Her voice cracked like a whip across their stunned faces.The warriors blinked at her and then at each other.Utterly flabbergasted.
"But...but ,Princess.."