Chapter 6 The Awakening

• After running for about two more hours Shina stopped to listen for guards that might have been alerted to us crossing the border and coming after us. When she's sure nothing coming our way she motions for me to remove a still-sleeping Odett from her back before shifting back to her human form and putting her clothes back on. She takes our bags and we continue walking for another mile or so before we come to a creek with a beautiful little waterfall.
• "My father used to bring me here when he was still alive but I haven't been back since the attack." She says, with pain and longing in her eyes as she relieves those memories. "There's a small cave behind that waterfall we can sleep in for a few hours. No one knows about it other than my father and I so we should be safe."
• Once we're in the can Jess lays down the blanket and I place Odett on it and we lay down on either side of her to make sure she gets our body heat and is safe. Then we dose off. I'm woken up by a strange voice that sounds like it's echoing through the cave so I stay as quiet as possible hoping the person it's coming from doesn't find us. And after a few minutes, I don't hear it again so I feel like we're in the clear.