Chapter 4
Conversations With A Reflection
Penny found herself in the cavern again, walking down an empty stone corridor with nothing but the Phoenix Fire dancing in the palm of her outstretched left hand for light. She thought she could hear something further down the claustrophobic hallway, maybe a scuffing of shoes against stone, and followed it. The place was cold and smelled like damp earth. A slight breeze wafted down the cavern from the direction in which she walked, an exit to the outside world she hoped, and the small flame in her hand flickered, throwing the path ahead into full darkness. When the light returned, Penny was no longer alone.
Penny and the stranger made identical grabs for wands that neither had, then smiled when they recognized each other.
It was her doppelgange
