That night, a light thud reached through the edges of my dreams. Wisps of my dorm room blinked into focus, but sleep clung to me and dragged me back down. Then it came again. Thud.

And a whispered voice.

"He's here."

My eyes snapped open. Torchlight danced crazy shadows over the ceiling and walls, making the room come alive with movement when there shouldn't be any. A smell like burning wood stung my nose. I turned toward Seph's bed. Empty except for ...