The mystery would have to wait. She dared not break their concentration. Somewhere inside the building was the man who'd come through for her, who was perhaps even now fleeing back to them.
Beyond stood a vast fairy palace. Countless twinkling lights shone like the stars on a clear winter's night, dazzlingly beautiful. Gold and white sparks lit glowing halos in the air. It made no sense. She looked again. Now she saw the outlines of large, square buildings in the spaces between the lights. This was where she'd been held. The refinery. Strange how beautiful it looked in the dark.
“Cait!”
It was Danny, nearby, in the shadows beyond the witch's circle, trying to whisper and shout at the same time. She rose to her feet and ran toward him, between her mum and gran. She embraced him. A sharp
