Book Six: Chapter 184

“You said that Kisa is with the children?” Mike asked, already turning his attention inward, mapping routes and contingencies in his head. “I’ll go to her, but I’ll have to take the long way so Krampus can’t track me. Can you show me where she was on the map?”

“Yes,” the spirit replied immediately, her voice steady despite the tension coiled inside her. “Yes, of course.”

Mike reached into the carrier and carefully removed the folded map, spreading it across the nearby table. The paper was stiff with cold and faintly luminous at the edges, reacting to the ambient magic in the room. He traced a path with his finger before tapping a specific point.

“Here,” he said. “This is where Kisa marked her position last. She said there are tunnels underneath. Old ones.”

“Understood.” The spirit leaned in, memorizing the location. Her hand h