As The Unlikely Defenders stood outside the circle of blue flames around the shack that had burst open as if a tornado had run through it, Charlie strained to hear Rezin’s voice again because she felt certain he hadn’t left their presence yet. As long as there were still blue flames, she thought that surely meant he had to be nearby.
So then, where was he?
“Amberly, I can’t believe you saved us,” Kaos said to the trembling cheerleader as Trace gently set her back on her feet. She looked wearily at the gauntlet on her arm and then back at the flames.
“Where is he?” she asked in a shallow, shaky voice.
“What did you see?” Kire asked.
Amberly ignored him, so he looked to Charlie for the answer.
“I saw the world, and everything in it burned to a crisp,” she said shortly.
Trace was looki
