KNIGHT

Nirvana still had the sword in her hand. After the patterns on the blade lit up, something clicked.

“Did you hear that?” McKaye asked. He and Kailin took steps back away from Nirvana.

“Relax. It’s not Gabriel’s sword,” Dylan’s said.

I was impressed he knew a lot more than we did. Maybe it was fate, or that was why Nirvana’s mother advised her to learn about her ancestors so that her questions would be answered.

She then inspected the handle, which somehow had ...