CHAPTER NINE
The Present
The candles blazed high in the air above the center of pentagon, almost parallel to Dansh’s face. The crackling sound of fire filled the cave, and the embers made it seem as if the cavern was glowing. Dansh turned around, a wide smile on his face. His body was feeling ice cold in triumph, a snake of joy wriggling through his nerves. He could barely control his excitement; Dali was finally making her way back to the world. The flames suddenly leaping even higher told him that it was time to prepare the captured people.
Elisa’s tears had stopped as she stared into the fire; her heart was pounding faster and faster with a terrifying thought. Will the churel actually return? Or is this just a horrific prank?
Rahul was watching Dansh’s face glowing in the light of t
