20
Lianna
I pace around Charybdis, the dry sand crunching beneath my feet. Above me, the full moon casts long shadows across the desert floor. Any shift in the darkness quickly grabs my attention.
Is that a burst of blue mist? Has Fisk finally arrived?
But there’s been no mist. No Fisk. And no question that I’m going nutso with worry.
Fisk should’ve arrived already, especially since I was late to begin with. It took me extra time—and some creative use of thrax transfer platforms—but on my way here, I stopped off in the underground caves of Charybdis. I found the stone chamber where I’d recently been trapped, and that’s where I stashed the Kristalli of Fire and Earth.
A satisfied smile rounds my lips. Out of all the places Zephyr will look for the stones, the depths of Charybdis shoul
