SELENE
HOURS LATER
I found Kael in the training room after dinner, he was alone, working through combat drills. His movements were precise and controlled.
He stopped when he saw me and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. "Hey," he said. "What is wrong? You look stressed."
"We are complete," I said. "I mean all five anchors."
Kael smiled. "Yeah, I know that."
"But there is a problem," I continued.
His smile faded. "What?"
"I don't know where the stones are," I said. I was pacing now, moving back and forth across the room because staying still felt impossible. "Nora showed me the circle in my dream. I saw exactly what it looked like. But I don't know where it actually is in the real world."
Kael sat down on one of the benches and gestured for me to sit next to him.
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