"Tonight's bonfire," Ria said, hoping to jog my memory.

My eyes widened. I completely forgot about it. "Is it twilight already?" I asked, and Ria nodded. Bloody hell!

I was so completely lost in my hunt for answers that I lost track of time here. I turned to Valerie.

"I apologize, but I have to leave now," I told her.

She nodded, understandingly.

I left the spell room with Ria.

"What happened? You look terrible," ...