Book Seven: Chapter 136

“You saw a dragon,” he said, watching Ingrid’s eyes widen in alarm. “She sensed you three crossing the boundary and retrieved you from the cave network to figure out who you were. Her name is Di, and she is very kind, and quite beautiful.”

“Her name is...Di?” Ingrid looked at Pele next. “You’re not...her, are you?”

Pele chuckled. “The dragon? No. She cannot take human form. I’m just an old woman who has been around a long time.”

“Ingrid.” Mike squeezed the woman’s hand. “You had quite the shock yesterday. Do you remember anything else?”

“I...no?” She screwed up her face in concentration, then seemed to realize where they were. “Wait, you said we crossed the boundary? Are we here?”

“My property? Yes.” Mike studied Ingrid’s features, then looked past her physical appearance to her soul. The colors shifted and swirled around her, but he couldn’t help but notice there was a piece he hadn’t noticed before, sitting calmly at its center. “You are here, and you