On the way home, my whole body buzzes with hope. The next time I feel something dark threatening to take over I’ll have someone to tell, someone that might be able to help. I slip under Amun’s arm, grateful he’s here, protecting me on this journey. Grateful, despite the danger and the dark, that he brought me this power.

Amun squeezes me tight, kissing the crown of my head before a trilling sound buzzes from inside his coat. I perk up, I’ve never heard Murdock’s ...