Book Five: Chapter 32

Naia shook her head. “That’s just it. That’s not even something I can do.” She bit her lip nervously. “We need to talk to Ratu, right away.

The cold air of Oregon bit at Mike through his jacket. The snow on the ground was only a couple of inches thick but crunched loudly when they walked.

Dana and Quetzalli were in the lead while Yuki brought up the rear. Mike saw that she was swishing her tail over the snow where they walked, and their footprints were vanishing as if wiped from a dry erase board.

Up ahead, the trees parted. There was a hanging fog in the air that shifted away from them as they approached. When they stepped through it, a tingle ran through his whole body.

“We’re inside,” he said. The magic felt similar to the geas, but not quite the same.

“How do you feel?” asked Dana.

“Kinda hungry,” he answered, then pulled a granola bar out of his pocket. When he went to open it, he noticed that the wrapper had been opened already. Curious, he