Chapter 15 – Down From The Hills
“That went pretty well I think.” Cheval said to Holly as he trotted along with the group of horses, including the three eastern horses they had rescued.
“Yeah,” Holly replied distracted.
It had taken much more magic than she’d thought it would to break the charm on the cage. In fact, she’d barely managed it. It had taken so much of her power she was now short on energy for transforming and had to stay in her faerie-form, which wasn’t ideal for travelling long distances.
“Good bit of squishing!” Cheval grinned.
Holly forced herself to smile back. It seemed to her that they may have had the easier part of the plan and she was worrying about Jack and Faris. There had been a lot of Spriggans leave the cave before she and the horses had attacked. Maybe we should have moved faster, Holly thought, even though she knew deep down that they couldn’t have done that and succeeded.
Their group moved quickly and soon they reached one of the entrances to The Caves. Holly was tired, but she couldn’t just go back the Valley Cave and wait for Jack to return, she had to go and find him.
“Cheval, can you get everyone to safety in the Valley? I’m going to find Jack, just to let him know we got back OK.” Holly made her voice sound light. She didn’t want to worry any of the others.
“Of course, au revoir.” Cheval and the other horses opened the entrance and disappeared quickly behind the thick stone door.
Holly waited for the stone door to roll back into place, and then she turned and flew in the direction of the racing college as fast as her tired faerie wings could carry her.
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