Silverwood had been blanketed in darkness, our once-vibrant house enveloped in shadows. Tension was electrifying as we gathered back in the middle of the jungle.
"We can't let it win," a determined-sounding Ethan said. "No matter what, we have to fight."
With a furious resolve in her gaze, Ava nodded in accord. It will receive our whole attention. Not now and not ever will we give up."
Yet uncertainties tore at the margins of my thoughts even as we got ready to take on our adversary head-on. Were we to expect to outwit something this old and potent?
I responded, "We need a plan," my voice quivering with trepidation. We can't just charge in and cross our fingers.
Thinking, Ethan wrinkled his brow at what I had said. He responded, "You're right," his voice grave. This calls for strategi
