"It's right in front of you," a faint voice whispers in my left ear.
I snap my head to the side, but there's no one there. I swing around and look back into the forest behind me as a shiver trickles down my spine. All I can see are tree trunks, gnarled branches dripping with green, overgrown ivy thickets, shadowy nooks. If someone is out here with me, they could be hiding anywhere.
Don't be stupid. There's no one there. I'm just seeing things, like always.
I turn back to where Felix is sitting on the porch, watching me boredly across the clearing. A few seconds pass with me frozen in place by a fear I can't place, and Felix waiting still as a sphinx, measuring me with his stony gaze.
"I said, it's right in front of you," he says. "That's what you came for, right? Just take it and leave
