“What’s happening? Why did the portal close? Where’s Silver?” I demanded, growing scared and irritated. Daedalus, who had pulled me in looked confused and clueless. So did Aliyah and Adam. We all stared at each other, my heart slowly sinking. It couldn’t be what I was thinking. “Daedalus, open the portal again. I’m going to go get her.” I ordered hastily, looking around for where he carved the symbols. “I can’t. At least not right now. The portal has already shifted away. We’ll have to wait for it to rotate back around.” He explained wearily. “What do you mean you can’t open the portal? Silver is out there! Alone!” I yelled back at him, tears blurring my vision. A gnawing feeling settled at the pit of my stomach and I felt a horrid sense of loss. “But… she said she’ll be right be

