Chapter TwentyThe next thing I knew, I was on my hands and knees in the grass once more. The whipping of the wind all around me began to fade, and the smell of burning wood filled my nose.
My eyes fluttered open as the energy all around me began to fade, and I caught sight of a charred tree at the edge of the field over the heads of the stunned crowd.
My eyes fell upon the crumpled body before me, and for a moment, my confused mind allowed me to believe that it was the shrouded body of Atticus.
Then the fog in my brain began to dissipate, and I recognised the dark red hair of my sister. It fell down over her face, but through it, I could see the faded irises staring back at me lifelessly.
Too stunned to move, I could do nothing but watch as the glowing orb of rainbow light lifted from
