Chapter Eleven“Get down!” Io shouted, moving toward Samantha.
“No! Stay in the circle! You'll ruin it.” Samantha could do nothing more than duck behind Io as the crows screamed past, the circle with Io in it bisecting the shooting crows as they flew to either side. The birds regrouped as soon as they had passed, flocking over the field once more. Instead of massing for another attack, the flock settled to the ground in two arrow-shaped patterns, one inside the other. The crows watched Io with what Samantha could only describe as expectation. It was as if this was not yet over.
“Is this a sign?” Io asked, clearly startled by the turn of events.
Samantha stood beside him in the circle. As one, the crows turned to regard her before looking back at Io.
“More than I've ever seen. That patte
