Chapter 14 - Ryker's Return

Elsa suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. Jack who was walking alongside was startled. From the corner of his eye, he saw her mollified expression. 'Why the hell did she just stop like that?' He asked himself and looked onward. "Those marks," she gasped as her face fell. "Don't tell me...?" Jack's confusion only grew. His eyes were strained but he saw nothing except the dense vegetation before him. Elsa seemed to see something before him that he couldn't. 'Just what the hell am I missing,' he thought to himself. He was about to raise his concern but Elsa suddenly dashed forward before any word could leave his lips. "Mother!" She screamed at the top of her voice. Jack followed after, and even though he ran at his top speed. He couldn't keep up with her. 'How is she faster than me? Must be the adrenaline.' Jack thought to himself and suddenly stopped in front of a small cottage. Elsa had ran into the building. His mouth was still wide open as he struggled to believe what his