Evangeline "Adeline!" I called out as I stumbled back a step when a burst of pure energy exploded. It looked like an angel of fire suddenly emerged from deep within her, and spread its wings. Adeline glowed with an unearthly light, nearly blinding me. I could see her behind the dancing flames that slithered across her body. Her eyes were open, but only bright gold light shone from them. She looked... ethereal. Wild. Beautiful. The plants of the maze started to blacken as the heat only intensified around us. Okay, focus! I told myself. I took a breath full of scorching hot, dry air and willed the power to come to me. The well inside began to flow, and I felt the familiar cool touch of my magic glide across my heated skin. The water quickly responded to my call, falling from the sky in a

