CHAPTER 27 A stillness swept over the room as a hushed silence descended upon the curious faces that glanced from Jase to me and back. Thomas and Kai looked concerned and confused, but the old woman… A slow smile spread across her face as she took us both in, and only grew as she surveyed the air that floated in between us. It was if she were studying the dust particles floating through the rays of sunlight that streamed in, and her aged eyes brimmed with excitement. “How interesting…” the strange woman whispered with her thick accent, the smile still on her face. “Rise up child, the tie that binds is calling to be solidified.” The sparkle in her eye shone even brighter as both Jase and I stood simultaneously, unsure which one of us she had been speaking to. And I for one, was incred

