Chasing Ghosts

*Rhys* · (This post was last modified: 06-18-2016, 12:41 PM by Rhys.)

Rhys was lost. Not the "golly gee, I think I took a wrong turn somewhere back there" kind but the "good god, am I even on the right continent anymore?" kind. When she'd left Imperium Rhys had been determined not to come home unless her mother and brother were with her. Now, over one full season later, she didn't know what to think anymore. She could not - would not - give up hope that they would be found, but it was beginning to feel as if she would not be the one to reunite them. In all honesty she was scared for them. What could have possibly pulled them away from home? Rhys couldn't believe that if they'd gone of their own accord her mother and brother would have simply left without saying good-bye. She refused to think that Rhyme, her very best friend, could abandon her so easily. They'd done everything together as kids.

A gasp left Rhys lips as her eyes settled on the familiar form of her brother in the distance. The space between them was great, but she knew him well and there was no mistaking his familiar form. "Rhyme!" she barked gleefully as she ran towards him. So relieved was she that she felt as if she were flying. It was so good to see him, so very good indeed! "Rhyme?" Up ahead it looked as if her brother was walking away from her, his form quickly disappearing in the fog. "Wait! Rhyme! It's me, Rhys! You silly turkey come back!" Onward she raced, leaping over fallen logs and fighting through thick tangles of vine as she vainly chased after the specter.

Finally, once it became clear he'd somehow lost her, Rhys slowed and brought her nose to the ground. If she couldn't track him by sight, by god, she was going to hunt him down by smell. There would be no eluding her. She couldn't give up; she'd sort out why he was trying to ditch her later, preferably after she tackled him to the ground. Taking him down wasn't exactly the kind of happy reunion she'd hoped for, but if that was the only option she was going to take it.

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