Chapter Sixteen

XXXIX.

Bridgette went looking for Typhon, just as soon as he'd taken off after El. He may have had a head start, but through her experiences as a ranger she could move swiftly through the dense overgrowth, and tell which parts of the woods he'd been recently.

When the earth shook and suddenly the forest was on fire, she feared the worst.

Typhon always wears his heart on his sleeve.

Through the burning brush she pressed on, coughing from the smoke and shielding her face from the fanning flames.

He trusts people. Always tries to be everybody's friend.

Bridgette found him pacing in a clearing, screaming out for El, even as rangers were swarming around, ignoring him as they set about chopping down trees to control the fire.

It's because of his open heart...people will constantly take advantage of him, and hurt him.

Typhon didn't even notice Bridgette running up, until she grabbed him from behind.