Chapter 174
My brother may not have been there, but I wasn't alone. The log next to me slithered deeper into the jungle. Squeaking, I leapt to my feet, a burst of magic shooting from my palms at the anaconda.
My power dissipated, unable to pierce the veil between the Emerald City version of the dense rainforest that I was in, and the actual rainforest. Once my adrenaline rush shaking had subsided, I set off looking for Ari.
I have no idea how long I wandered under the canopy of trees, doing my best to keep any suspicions that he'd deliberately abandoned me at bay. The utter silence didn't add to my mental state. My warbled singing was a slight improvement but at least trying to recall actual lyrics instead of the phonetic gibberish I usually butchered songs with kept me occupied as I searched.