Down But Not Defeated

RETH

He'd completely forgotten the submission.

The rain had begun while they were two miles from the Tree City. It would help with their scents, but as the ground softened, made it harder to hide their passage. But when Reth heard the first of the Scouts whistles of warnings that meant they'd reached the edge of the City's territory, he almost wept with relief.

Aymora insisted they take Elia directly to her cave, and Reth hadn't had the energy to argue.

When they'd reached her cave, two others were already there, waiting. Aymora spoke to them quietly, asking for things she'd need, and they both nodded and got to work.

Reth laid Elia down on a cot at the back of the cave, then knelt next to it, stroking her hair back off her face. "Why won't she wake up."