The path he was standing on shone with a gentle, calm, greenish light. It was pulsing and heading northward. Following the pulses with his eyes, he saw a mountain piercing through the clouds, its wide peak hidden somewhere amongst the unfamiliar stars.
“Let’s go.”
Annette stood next to him. She looked different somehow: stronger, more confident and proud. As if she’d turned into a wise woman in an instant… The patterns on her body glowed silver. They stung his eyes, and Hadjar turned away.
“Don’t just stand there, Hadjar!” Her voice sounded like it was being distorted by water, and the world was suddenly enveloped in a haze of thick smoke. Everything was shaking. Reality itself was unsteady. “Run! The darkness is coming.”
Hadjar ran after Annette. In this ocean of smoke that was ca
