NIKLAS I often heard people say it was a small world. Today, I agreed with that. Not too long ago I saw Travis— my old friend who was from the lineage of shapeshifters, although, just like most of his kind, his powers weren't potent. Basically, he was just human. There was nothing supernatural about him. I recall him telling me that his cousin, who was a student of CustoDia, could actually use her power. While this was extremely rare, what left me astonished was when he told me her name was Stacy. Look, I wasn't stupid, I knew there were many Stacys, but what I saw now made me suspect that the Stacy I knew was a siren. I still sat at the table I was at and watched them for some more time. Zach’s heart was beating faster than expected, his hands were shaking, and tears were forming at

