The frozen river looked wrong in a way that made my bones tighten. Ice should not spread in a perfect sheet in less than a second. It should not glow faintly with silver light. It should not hum like it was listening.
But here we were.
Nathan stepped between me and the river as if his body could block the supernatural physics happening in front of us. “Margot. We are not crossing that.”
“I am.” I said. “If Calix wants to leave clues like some deranged treasure hunt, I am following them.”
Leah grabbed my elbow. “You do not know what is on the other side.”
“I do not know what is anywhere.” I said. “I am improvising. That is my entire life right now.”
Nathan clenched his jaw. “We should get reinforcements.”
“Great.” I said. “Let us all stand around while Calix writes another cryptic me
