‘Don’t take this the wrong way,’ I said, keeping my voice level with an effort, ‘but you’re completely insane. We need to leave. Now. Before we all get smooshed to mush.’
‘Nonsense!’ said Sol. ‘Don’t you get it? Waylah was hiding because she killed my cook. Now, thanks to me, she isn’t hiding anymore.’
The mountain grumbled underneath our feet. Instead of fading, the growl grew louder and louder.
Something creaked and boomed. What was Waylah going to do to us?
The ground went so still I realised it hadn’t stopped moving since I climbed ashore. I took slow breaths, trying not to panic. Even the mist hung still in the air.
‘You didn’t fix her!’ I yelled, losing my grip on myself and not caring a bit. ‘You made her worse!’
The rock split in front of my eyes. I fell so suddenly the groun
