Chapter 20
Isika was in a long, narrow tunnel. It was dark on every side, and all she could see was the green light of the fire that wouldn’t let her go, far on the end of the tunnel. Help me! she wanted to call to Ben and Jabari. But she had no voice—had she ever had a voice?—and she could hear nothing except the roaring of the searching fire and the sound of the man’s voice, going on and on about things that couldn’t be true. Dimly, she saw the blackened ground in front of the city open up. Shadows crept out, and her skin tingled with alarm, her body wanted to carry her away, but she couldn’t move her arms or legs.
She breathed a short, frustrated breath; something in her hearing shifted, and she heard the sound of wings beating the air, and long, haunting calls. The Othra.
She shiver
