Chapter 56

Lily nodded. It had actually been the first thing that Dana had asked her once her fantasy game had ended. “She told you about what happened in the pit, right? About the thing down there?”

“Oh, that part I understood. My girls love to play those games, and their mother did, too. It was the best way to pass the time out here, especially once they learned to read. Much easier on the pocketbook, too. I just don’t know how you ended up going back in time.”

“Well, that part is actually less complicated. Think of it like catching a fly with your bare hands. When you let go of the fly, do you release it in the exact same spot you caught it?”

Darren snorted. “I’m not catching a fly with my bare hands these days, but I get ya.”

“Well, when that thing grabbed onto us, we were briefly connected. These ancient beings, people assume that they’re terribly violent, but a big part of that is the human body doesn’t stand up well to time distortions. When it finally let go, it