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Mona, Ibrahiestion

Once Corrine had finished with Caleb and me, I looked down atbefore everyone was invisible I caught Caleb’s hand

"Now, Micah, where would you suggest we start?" my father asked

"Hnus had the help of witches to cover his scent, I’m sure that the wolves would have detected the vampire’s presence sooner or later So if he stayed for a stretch of tis two options Either they caught hiht out--or perhaps murdered him--or they allowed hinus would have needed permission from a chieftain"

"So we need to seek out chieftains?" Ashley asked

"Yes," Micah replied

"You can’t sense any vauys," Micah replied "It could be that we’re not close enough to Magnus for me to sense hio first?" Corrine asked

"To the woods," Micah said

My eyes traveled past the rocky shore ere standing on, and toward the dark forest that lined it Although day was close to breaking, the trees were so thick, I was sure that it would be alht

We hurried away from the rocks and approached the entrance to the woods

"It’s bizarre to be back here It’s been so long," Micahforest path The noises around us gaveof an anihs creaked and the wind rustled the leaves of the trees

Perhaps half an hour passed before it appeared that the trees were beginning to thin I thought at first that it ination, but then I couldin the distance We reached it quickly and found ourselves stepping onto the edge of a cliff The landscape before us took my breath away The cliff dropped sharply doard toward a sea of trees and surrounding the area were endless es I realized that this place rerander scale

"Do you see that mountain far in the distance, directly in front of us?" Micah asked "It’s probably the tallest in sight"

There was a veil of ht yet, I struggled to see what Micah was pointing to

"I see it," several vampires replied