CHAPTER SIX
We stepped through the cold clamminess that lay inside the portal and found ourselves in a thick mess of woods. Tall trees surrounded us, and the bitter scent of pine invaded my nostrils. A cold sun hung in the cloudy sky over our heads, and a chill nipped my nose.
What was with everything attacking my poor schnoz?
A soft whoosh came from behind us, and both Ros and I turned in time to see the portal behind us vanish. I winced and looked up into his tense face. “I guess it was just a one-way trip.”
He nodded. “So it would seem. That means the only way available to us is to walk forward.”
I swept my eyes over the dense woods. “Wherever forward is…”
Ros wrapped his arm around me and drew me close to him. “These smell like the woods of Gammel.”
I lifted an eyebrow.
