CHAPTER 13
I hurry to the clearing, noticing the familiar song echo in my mind, louder and more insistent as I get closer. For some reason, it sounds much sadder this time, almost a lament. There’s a deep longing behind it, as if someone’s trapped and can’t escape. When I get to the centre of the clearing, however, the song reverts to normal and the dense fog swirls up around me once again. I find myself staring at Cratt and Baro.
“Welcome, Emily Renzi,” Baro says, as calmly as ever, but for some reason his tone induces me into a sudden anger.
“How could you just let them break into our house?” I almost scream. “If the dogs hadn’t been there to chase them out, who knows what would have happened? Why didn’t you do something?”
“Whatever do you mean, Emily Renzi?” Cratt asks, utterly bewi
