“But I think she might—”
“I don’t want to talk about it right now,” Daniel interrupted. “Maybe after Mel’s safe.” He didn’t intend to talk about it even then, but Grace didn’t need to know that.
They were silent the rest of the way. When they turned a corner and went down the last gentle slope that emptied into the room of carvings, Daniel stopped in the opening.
He couldn’t think of any words that would adequately describe how it felt to stand here. This was where Grace and Nick had found the photograph that proved Granny Lily had healed herself of terrible burns that should have left her disfigured and crippled for life. Where they had found the journal that described Granny Lily’s experience with the old magic.
In many ways, this room had saved Grace, giving her confidence in her ab
