Ka’ya paused in uncertainty. She stumbled forward, her heart pounding. One second Alexandru was holding her, the next he was gone – vanished – only to reappear in front of the female Gonda. Her body shook and she ran her trembling hand along the rock behind her to steady herself as she slid past the female. Behind her, the Gondas were still feasting on the dead.
Alexandru’s words echoed in her ears while what she was seeing was forever seared into her mind. This was not a man – he was a beast – something made of magic. There was no doubt in her mind that wherever Alexandru came from, it was not from her world.
Ka’ya may not have traveled to the ends of it, but she had met with people who had over the years. Even her mother’s family had traveled far and wide before returning to the villag
