Too narrow. The path shrinks before me. Forest branches push in, obstructing me. As if the entire forest desires to block me from reaching my mate. Or perhaps I just feel impatient.
Finally, I burst into the open, where the carriage sits.
Under attack.
Dark misshapen mushroom creatures surround it. getting their slimy hands all over it.
I roar my head off and pounce into the fray, startling the mushroom baddies. They scatter, falling to the side as if blown by a strong wind.
Reaching the carriage handle, I operate it and crawl into the carriage with Lightning and Minette.
Lightning looks remarkably composed. Minor irritations like her breakfast being late provoke a meltdown. But a full-scale threat to her life? She is a cool customer. Minette holds her close.
[Who's our company?]
Her dry inquiry makes me smile. [Overgrown mushroom rejects.]
[What do they have against carriages?]
I rub my nose against hers. [Very long story.]
