Phantom Hollow A Calling in the Dark

He shouldn't have left the woods the first time, and certainly not this time. But he was on high alert ever since his return, and Titmouse wasn't going to let the black dogs of Moonspear corrupt what little goodness he had found with his beloved. He was no outrider, and certainly no warrior despite all the dangers he'd survived; but he would put his life on the line if it meant Maegi would be safe. She had her brother - and their friends - and she could survive if he were to fall.

But it was not Hydra that he encountered as he neared the silvered forest; though the stranger was darkly coated, they were softer looking than the hardened mountaineers he so dreaded. There was something familiar there - but Titmouse could not remember if he'd ever met this woman before. He followed after them in silence, cautious and watchful in case they were yet another shadow sent to ruin his life.