Awoken Surprise

The tall trees rise out of the earth to brush the sky. The sunlight dances across fern fronds and glitters of morning dew. Adeline and Walter, together with the wind, rustle through the leaves and bushes. It's still not far from the site, but Walter already twisted his ankle.

"Argh!" Walter falls to the ground as he winces from the pain. He didn't hesitate to use his healing spell on his injured foot. "Sorry, I'm not the athletic type."

Adeline stops running and looks back at him. She swallows hard and sighs heavily out of disappointment. "LMAO. I'm more worried about your mana than you. We just need to catch up with Holessa, that's all," she said.

"Can you explain why you can't use your broom? Feel free not to."

"FYI, Brimy is shy around strangers. Every witch's broom can only be ridden and controlled by its owner, a witch."

"So I'm just slowing you down? Why did you bring me if you're just here to stop Holessa."