5
I landed on my feet. I think I am getting better at this non-human thing.
I was in the middle of a large clearing, torches flickered around the perimeter and beyond them was thick, impenetrable jungle. Benyst’s modest hut stood in the middle of the clearing. I looked up, taking in the star-filled sky above me. It always seemed to be night here. It was a peaceful and secluded spot yet with the jungle surrounding it; it held an undercurrent of raw power.
“Phoenix!”
A woman’s light voice sounded from inside the hut. I turned in time to see a curtain fall back into place as the sound of footfalls filled the clearing. Noiryn was here too, interesting.
“It is so good to see you!”
She bounded around the hut and across the grass towards me. Noiryn was as lithe and graceful as the l
