18
Inside our tent, I lay beside Ellie, but I barely slept. The few times I was able to close my eyes, Damara visited me. In my dreams, she teased and taunted me, showing me her magnificent powers and places where she found the heart flower, and how I would never beat her.
“Better surrender now,” she said.
Well, that was something that would never happen.
In the end, nobody slept much, because after our little adventure last night, we had gone to bed late, and we woke up right before the sun was up.
When I walked out of the tent, I stilled.
“Ramon!”
Seated beside the fire, he glanced at me over his shoulder. “Morning.”
At that, the others stepped out of the tents, surprised to see Ramon back.
I sat beside him. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” he said, his voice low. “A little tired, b
