Chapter 53 - Just a taste

A few silver pieces and 3 gold coins for the damn statue, what a damn rip-off. I walked through the forest. I was quiet all except for Draco that was flying above me in the sky . he wasn’t flying at his usual speed, since the forest with the big beast, Draco had been keeping somewhat of an eye on me. Draco was the only backup I had now. I found it hard to remember who used to be with me. That was until I heard a scream from the distance. A small girl came running up to me and hugged me around my knees. I felt my eyes go huge, who the hell had let a kid run around here by herself?

“Lilith!!” the little girl shouted it took me a few seconds to realize it was Cassie.

“cassie!” a deep gruff voice sounded to the right of me. Mandrake appeared from behind the trees. Looking sternly at Cassie. His eyes met mine and his face softened, a small smile crossed his face. I gave him a half-smile and bent down to hug and lift Cassie into my arms