Book Four: Chapter 130

They walked further into the trees, and a chill overtook him. He rubbed his arms, then stopped long enough to pull a light jacket out of his backpack. “Are you warm enough?” he asked Yuki.

She smirked. “The cold never bothers me.”

“Of course.” He put his backpack back on. “How far should we go? So far, it seems like more of the same.”

Everywhere he looked, it was just trees and rocks, and they took their time, with Yuki leaving marks on the trees as they passed.

“Should we have Daisy scout ahead?” Yuki asked.

Mike shook his head. “I don’t want us getting separated at all. We know something is out here, and I don’t want Daisy getting snatched up and disappearing forever. It’s bad enough getting a banshee back from the faerie queen, but traveling all of Purgatory to find such a tiny thing? Take us forever.”

Daisy buzzed her wings in his ear, causing him to grin. They walked for about ten more minutes, then stopped when they reached a rock big enough