Troy stomped away, and Fiona cried, “Be careful!”
Linh pressed her hands firmly against the ground, taking deep breaths and trying not to exhale too quickly. She looked up when the worst of her dizziness cleared and Troy’s footsteps approached.
“We’re surrounded by mountains,” he said softly, his features wide with surprise. “This is somewhere completely different.”
“It’s like this place was sitting behind Noriyong Island. I saw the small hill we were walking up vanish, and this ridge was beyond it.” Michael eyed Troy and Linh sharply. “Did you see something strange on Noriyong Island?”
“I glimpsed these trees,” Troy replied.
“Rising semi-circle shaped above the banksias,” Linh added. She turned back, searching between the trees for the stone column she’d seen earlier. It wasn’t a col
