Then, quite suddenly, the forest ended. One moment she was beneath the dappled shade of the trees; the next, she stood under brilliant sunlight. She stepped forward with confidence. Behind her, the woods rose like a fortress… dark, deep, and humming with a secret life of their own.
After walking on for a few minutes, Eleanor felt the constant predatory gaze upon her begin to loosen. She halted and looked back. The Gulon stood at the forest's edge, watching her in silence.
All this time, she had feared the beast would attack her at any moment. Yet the attack never came. She had sensed many creatures within the range of her Lightning Sense, and none of them had moved against her either. She had remained prepared for battle the entire way. Now, a doubt crept into her mind.
