As soon as all the ashes were carried off by the wind, I turned around and walked away. A jolting sensation thrummed throughout my body for a moment. It felt as though I was woken up from a nightmare. It probably was a nightmare as there was no other explanation as to why Amara and Aaron showed up in the Second Circle. They had no reason to be here.
Another draft blew from the valley, though it did not cool my sweaty face. Taking a lungful of the putrid air, I continued to walk forward. “You will pay for this, Lilith,” I yelled into the shadowed gorge. Echoes of my own voice resounded back to me as I swept my gaze around.
The orange sky loomed overhead. As usual, no sun illuminated the landscape of the Second Ring. The burning Convergence roared beyond the valley, its fiery light usele
