Chapter 15: Into the Woods
When
Diana caught up were her friends, halfway into Amor-Perfe’s woods, she was
surprised to see nothing had gone wrong, and at the same time, cautious that
something would. The moment her eyes caught Danson’s vigilant form in the
distance, she made an effort to get his attention as quietly as possible, and
had him lead her back to where the others were in wait. She told them about the
light in the north, and the woman from the Eagle Scope School who was
apparently after someone in their fold, and as she saw Parlia hang her head,
she wondered why she thought it could be anyone else. Parlia was the one who
was being pursued after all, and anyone who dared come after herself, Danson,
or Keigo would have known to come with a better plan. Instead of trying to
distract them, or even get them to run in the woods, where all the sounds of
the night would give them cover, they’d choose a moment where their chances
were high, and in that moment, they’d strike the necessary blow. The planning alone made it obvious that there
target wasn’t herself, or the two she had known for a while, and Parlia being
pursued made it obvious that they were going after her, and that made Diana
wonder why those thoughts hadn’t come to her before. It made her wonder why it
was so hard to figure out whom their target could be, till she looked over to
Kiara, and realized that she was the enigma of the group.
