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River nodded to the prince, then turned. “Right. Back before you know it.” She bounded off down the mountain path, the deep snow doing little to slow her down.
“You forgot who you’re talking to,” Sky said, watching her sister disappear down the steep slope. “This is what she’s trained for, what we all trained for.”
Fang turned back to the cave entrance. There was no snowfall, no wind — but a chill coursed up from the deep within the mountains; a steady flow of foul air cast out from the icy depths.
“We’ve not trained for this.”He nodded to the mouth of the cave and both started forward. The darkness of the cave was quick to consume them.