CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Sophia couldn’t believe she’d finally reached the point where she was going to have to leave her friends behind. Yet here they were, standing at a spot where the road branched, ready to do exactly that. She hesitated, not wanting the moment to pass.
Something between a fishing village and a small town sat in the distance, the coast visible now as a ribbon of blue. The other road swung onto what looked like relatively flat ground by the standards of Monthys, and both Emeline and Cora looked at it longingly.
“Are you sure you don’t want to come with me?” Sophia asked. The truth was that she’d gotten used to traveling with her friends. Traveling on alone held a hint of fear she hadn’t expected.
Emeline shook her head. “I want to find Stonehome. I’ve put it off long enou
