“WHY HAVE YOU brought us here?” the sword girl cried.
Case grabbed the girl by her furred jacket, pulling her to her feet. She pointed to the pyramid looming in the distance. “You want the Chakana? Well, it’s in there. I know because my Voice tells me. Which means Will’s in there, too. We’re going after him. You can either come with us—”
“Us?” Rani said, staring up at the pyramid.
Us?“—or you can go back to your Sisterhood of the Traveling Snake-Pants empty-handed. Assuming you can find the spot in this really big jungle where you arrived.”
The girl still looked afraid, but she pulled free of Case’s grip. She regarded the pyramid again, then drew herself up. “I swore an oath to my Sisters. And I gave my word to you. I will come.”
“Oh, yay,” Rani muttered, giving a half-hearted fist pu
