Chapter Ten
Lenobia Pov
Lenobia bolted from her chamber, raced down the short stairwell that led from her quarters to the ground floor and the stables. Smoke was seeping snake- like from under the door. She controlled her panic and pressed her palm against the wood. It wasn't warm to the touch, so she yanked open the door, assessing the situation rapidly as she moved into the stables. The fire burned most fiercely at the far end of the building in the area where they hay and feed were stored. It was also the area closest to Majaji's stall as well as the large foaling stall the Percheron, Bonnie, and her Travis had taken up residence in.
"Travis! She shouted, lifting her arm to shield her face from the heat of the growing flames as she raced down into the stables and began opening stalls, freeing the horses closest to her. Out, Persephone-go! Lenobia nudged the roan mare, who was frozen from fright and refusing to leave her stall. When she darted past her and through the exit, Lenobia called again, "Travis! Where are you?"
"Gettin' the horses out that are closest to the fire!" he yelled as a young gray mare bolted from the direction of Travis's voice and almost trampled over Lenobia.
"Easy! Easy, Anjo." Lenobia soothed, steering the terrified horse to the exit.
"East exit is blocked by flames and I-"Travis's voice broke off as the tack room windows exploded and hot glass shards flew through the air.
"Travis! Get out of there and call 911!" Lenobia yelled as she opened the closest stall and freed a gelding, hating that she'd not grabbed her phone and made a call herself before she'd run from her room.