Book Four: Chapter 69

“Ugh, that was awful. And incorrect.” She looked back down the path at the lake below. “Technically, the kelpie is well-seasoned. We, on the other hand, still need a place for the night.”

“I saw a fishing hut back that way.” He pointed toward the lake. “Heard they have a vacancy.”

Beth couldn’t help it anymore. She let out a long laugh, and tears formed in her eyes. The cracks in her mental state had busted wide open, and it took her several minutes to compose herself. When she was done, she wiped the streaks from her cheeks and stood.

“Okay, enough of that. We need to find some shelter for the evening.” One last giggle escaped her lips, and she put a hand over her mouth. They had almost died again, and it was either laugh or cry at this point. “So where to now?”

“Keep following the path, I’m guessing.” He stood up on the rocks and looked into the distance. “It looks like the trees fade back a bit and it becomes open prairie again. I think we’re almost to a p