Hunter's Journey

There was a spring in my step all the way to the side gate (if you can use the term on something smaller than even a normal door). I may have been able to carry all that furniture, but suddenly being free of it, I felt that I might just spend fifteen minutes sprouting wings and just fly the rest of the way.

Don't.

Just don't try; flying doesn't work that way, even with Air magic.

I knew that, but I did skip and almost leapfrog to the gate. Getting through was easy; apparently the guards hadn't been advised on my change of status.

The first arrows were in the air before the loud boom behind me told me there would be no retreat. Night vision revealed them to me, as did the stars winking out as the missiles passed in front of them.

"Shroud!" I called out, dodging to the right.