Chapter 55

'Check the perimeter.' Rydere barked at me.

I looked around outside but I didn’t see anyone. Taking a deep breath, I ran, making sure all four were following. They were and we stopped at the end of the castle. Now was the biggest stretch of land between here and the forest. My heart pounded in my throat. We were so close but there were five warriors lollygagging out front. Crouching down, I motioned around the corner, and I held up five fingers.

Dylan shook his head and whispered. “We won’t make it.”

I nodded and closed my eyes.

'If only they were small enough to fit in a backpack.' Rydere mused as he paced.

My eyes widened. 'That’s it!'

I set the two down onto the grass and had the others huddle together. Going back into the kitchen, I searched around the cupboards until I found a large table cloth. It was a dark green and I smiled. Heading back out, all of them froze until they saw it was me.

“I’m going to shift, kids. Get on my back. Dylan, throw the cloth over and tuck it in