As shifters, they had no use for magic stones, but magicians and healers valued them highly, especially those from distant continents where magic was more prevalent. People would pay a fortune for even one.

Feeling restless, Aurora decided to take a break under the shade of a large rock. She stared blankly at the vast, barren land, her thoughts wandering.

That nagging feeling she'd had the first time she came here was back. Before, she had dismissed it. But ...