Chapter TwentyFear gripped her. Suddenly, the wind blew up from nowhere, whipping away at her clothes and hair, gathering strength until it was virtually gale force. With the air roaring around her head, forcing her to lean forward, she was almost bowled over. As the sky grew darker, day turned into night, lightning streaking above her, thunder rumbling loud and frightening. The rain burst from leaden clouds, drenching her within seconds.
As unexpectedly as it had begun, the storm receded and everything grew quiet again within an instant.
A biting cold closed in and she held herself, feeling the chill bite into her bones. A strange, swirling fog drifted in from the river, covering the sand at her feet, and the air all around her. Very soon, it was if cotton wool embalmed her, leaving her
