*Theo*

All around me, everyone was dying.

This couldn’t be happening again!

Jake, Ciana, Cedrick, and Mother, who was staring at me, with a look on her face that said she had warned me about this.

As quickly as I could, I rushed from the pavilion and headed back to the castle. I wanted to make sure they were okay, but the longer I stayed there, the less likely it was that they’d wake up.

I was hoping that by staying away from them, ...