Before I could even scream, the animal beneath me began to move. My fingers clawed at his fur as he started to run. I pressed myself against him for fear of falling as he sprinted out of the library. Before I knew it, we had already left the building and were heading towards the Dark Forest.

I felt his paws hit the ground and the smell of the forest grew stronger. We were going too fast, but he didn't seem to slow down. Rather the opposite. Faster and faster, I saw the trees rushing past me.

I didn't know where we were going, but that wasn't important right now. The...