The so-called crater that Isis mentioned is a dip in the sands near the southern border of the palace grounds. I had no idea anything was hidden under that spot. Still, it doesn’t surprise me that a magical tree is concealed below the desert. Isis enjoys hiding things.
Camilla and I reach the right place. It’s far enough away from the palace that no one else is around. Reaching into my satchel, I pull out a spell for uncovering secrets and set that packet onto the sand. Kneeling against the warm desert, I speak the incantation aloud.
Break the thrall
Break the thrallReveal it all
Reveal it allA little magic stirs inside me. The ground rumbles. Camilla and I lock gazes. The question is there, even if neither of us speak it aloud.
Is that earthquake the spell… or something else?
Is tha
