As Bai Yue grabbed his arm and began pulling him toward a vine-bridge that led deeper into the canopy, a young female monkey suddenly appeared, shoving a woven basket into her hands.
"Here!" the monkey chirped. "Breakfast! Mangoes, starfruit, and honey-nuts! Don't let the dragon eat it all!"
"Thank you!" Bai Yue clutched the basket gratefully, then resumed dragging the fuming Dragon Prince away from the scene of his humiliation.
They walked in tense silence, Cāng Jì's wet, ruined robes making uncomfortable squelching sounds with every step. Bai Yue could feel the waves of pure rage rolling off him, and she wisely kept her mouth shut until they reached the waterfall pools.
The pools were beautiful, she had to admit. Natural basins carved into the rock by centuries of flowing water, each one filled with crystal-clear water that sparkled in the sunlight. The mist from the waterfall created tiny rainbows in the air, and the sound of rushing water was actually kind of peaceful.
