As the temple collapsed, they fled. No one could see what emerged from the broken seal as dust and debris filled the air.
They saw nothing after the dust settled; whatever was coming through had collapsed or retreated.
"Get to the vehicles," Damien said, carrying Luna's unconscious body. Avoid this area first.
Luna opened her gold eyes mid-sentence. Her tiny hand grabbed Damien's throat with unnatural strength for an eleven-month-old.
Mouthy Luna "Put me down," Morrigan said.
Damien planted her feet gently, and Luna swallowed. In clothes too big for her small frame, she looked out at the volcanic landscape in Iceland with eyes that held three thousand years of memory.
"I forgot how beautiful the world is," Morrigan whispered. Survival is hard in this barren place. Witnessing it was f
