Bowman grinned, both sheepish and entertained. “Jiria will probably try to bop me for not telling her I was going.” He didn’t sound overly concerned by the statement even as he said it. After all, it was for a very good reason. Besides, if she wanted to bop him, she’d have to catch him first.
“The king of ‘bops’ getting bopped? Unheard off.” Dean laughed as he leaned back. A quick glance to the nightstand revealed Sam and Jacob both out cold and safe on the shirt, letting him relax. “I’m sure you’ll figure it out when you get back. Hopefully it won’t take us too long to get you back to her to tell you what’s what. Everyone wants Jacob back to normal.”
Visiting the village of Wellwood had become something Jacob looked forward to with every opportunity that arose. Long weekends off school or extra time off from his odd jobs almost guaranteed he would make the drive back to the forest that no one else seemed to realized contained a secret. Far beyond the campgrounds and the fence, Jacob made his way towards the idyllic village tucked away in the heart of the woods.
Out there surrounded by the green and gold of the canopy and the earthy tones of the tree trunks and the ground under his boots, Jacob felt the stress falling away. Out here, the most he had to worry about was stepping on slick mud and losing his footing.
Brothers Apart 