‘I’m headed west,’ Ashleigh whispered in her mind to Caleb. ‘Bell was seen being taken by a scout toward the mountain. I’m going after them.’
Using their connection for communication didn’t always work. Even after all these months, they still didn’t quite understand how their link worked. It seemed that part of it had to do with missing each other, needing to feel one another even at a distance.
All she could do was hope that he could hear her, even if he couldn’t respond.
She made her way into the trees, looking for any sign of which direction Bell and the scout had gone.
***
“A scout?” Caleb whispered aloud.
He heard Ashleigh whisper, but he wasn’t able to respond.
