“Bring your horses and stand behind Rakmor and me,” Maaleah ordered. Everyone moved away from the small clearing, as Maaleah and Rakmor began to work their magic. A hazy mist appeared in front of them hovering for a moment and then shot through the trees disappearing into the forest. “Okay, that’s done.” Maaleah’s shoulders heaved as she moved to the large open space and began to spread sparkling sand onto the ground in front of them. After she was done Rakmor threw several small, glowing stones up in the air. The stones landed with an exceptionally loud thud on the ground in the middle of the sparkling sand. Immediately lights exploded all around the area, sizzling and popping until they finally stopped. Suddenly, the earth began to shake under their feet, and a loud groaning sound

