CHAPTER 42: STRONG SCENT

"It's been an eventful day," Shirley murmured. "Of course, it's been." Zack nodded drowsily beside Shirley as they matched back to the palace. He had an open wound on his shoulders, and they seemed to be taking long to heal. While trying to untie Shirley from the tree, Amandla had slashed him and would have gone for his neck veins if he had not held her hands and hit her hard on the left side of her neck, momentarily stopping the flow of blood to the brain, causing her to slump on the floor. "Why had I not considered her a threat?" He scolded himself, biting his lips to stop himself from airing his frustration. He saw Shirley staring at him as she swayed left and right on Drakon's back. "Don't be too hard on yourself. It's not your fault." She consoled quietly. "You are a mind reader now?" Zack asked. His face lightened up in amusement. "Oh!!" Shirley tilted her eyebrows up. She had not been talking to Zack. Although she had been staring at him, her mind had been on Drakon, who