Chapter 64

Icarus would find out what was in the Primeval forest once he went in. … Sabledale wasn't far from Hinsdale—it only took two hours by train. Icarus set out at six in the morning and arrived in Sabledale by eight. He flagged down a taxi and told the driver, "I want to go to the primeval forest north of Sabledale." "What forest? Oh, you mean that haunted forest?" The driver's eyes widened in surprise. "Haunted forest?" Icarus narrowed his eyes. "Yesh! People hear strange noises from it every day. Many have gone in, never to return! That place is sealed off now! If you want to go there, find someone else. I'm not taking you—it's too eerie!" With that, the driver hit the gas and sped away. Icarus tried hailing several more taxis, but none of the drivers were willing to take the job. The locals in Sabledale were well aware of the strange happenings in that forest. After being repeatedly turned down, Icarus decided to give up on taking a taxi and considered walking there instead. Jus