We followed the owl for an entire hour before coming through a bush path that gave way to a large expanse of land where a lone mansion stood.
Although the stone mansion looked formidable where it stood, it wasn't what caused our mouths to hang open in awe. It was the beauty and splendor that surrounded it.
The mansion was surrounded by a lush garden that displayed the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen, and that was saying something.
With the terrible experience we'd had in this forest, it seemed rather shocking that a place as beautiful as this existed in it.
Holding Phoebe's hand tightly in mine, we marched on. I could see that she was tired from the journey but she did her best to mask it. She didn't want to appear weak.
