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Kerina
I lie on the bed, alone in the room I share with Lariel. I want to gather my thoughts before I venture out to meet anyone else. Lariel on the other hand couldn’t wait to go and speak with everyone. She is confident these people will help reunite her with her father. I don’t have such a possibility. I remove the ruby locket. There is no other feature on it besides the red stone. I hold it close to her eye and read the magnified message. ‘Time lost, time true. Now is the time to do.’
Could Rudolph be right? Am I meant to be a leader? There is so much more I need to know first, and I’m not going to learn it sitting around here.
I cross the room and follow the hallway toward the common room. Inside, I search for a familiar face. Lariel is immersed in conversation with an older la
