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“This brave girl not only confided about this Projector, but today, realized that this weapon did not affect her own Firemancer’s abilities. Something, I, as your leader, did not recognize at the time. It was she that doused the flames that nearly burned our loved ones.” Eyes lit up in gratitude towards Meghan as Juliska announced this heroic deed. It took every ounce of strength Meghan had not to just crumble, and rather put on a generous and humble smile. Jae grinned. This is what he had told Juliska…

Juliska then allowed Meghan to step back.

She did more than step back. She took the opportunity to slip into the crowd as Juliska continued speaking.

“Most of you know the outcome of the earlier events of today. Colin and Catrina Jacoby figured out some way to escape… no doubt using her prowess as a Projector. However, because of their escape, we happened upon another discovery. One that will answer the next question I know is on all your minds.”

While she paused from speaking, Meghan hid at the back of the crowd. She saw Ivan up ahead, his head tilted, noticing her standing there. He slid back, standing next to her, obviously, Meghan thought, to question Juliska’s story.

“Don’t Ivan,” she begged. “I can’t.”

He nodded that he understood and for once, did not push for answers.

Meghan could not express, in words, how she felt. A shiver came over her, chilling through to her bones. Something about this entire situation just wasn’t right. Her gut instinct told her this, and it was rarely incorrect.

Juliska started speaking again, but Meghan did not hear her, as Ivan then did the most unlikely of things: he put his arm around Meghan’s shoulders, steadying her. She felt instantly that this was not because he liked her, or that he cared about her, but that he 89

simply understood she needed someone to stand by her side, just for this moment. She leaned into him, trembling.

“I don’t understand what I’m feeling right now, Ivan.”

She realized that what she’d said probably did not make any sense.

Ivan took a deep breath, turning his head just slightly toward her.

“That’s because you’re beginning to understand who you should truly be afraid of, Meghan.

And the truth…”

“Is not pretty,” she breathed out.

Meghan then noticed Ivan’s gaze turn elsewhere. It was the girl, Maria. Her eyes flitted delicately, briefly grazing him, and then back towards Juliska.

“You like her, don’t you,” Meghan asked.

His gaze turned back to Meghan.

“You’re much more observant that I give you credit for…” he told her, reaffirming his grip firmly around her shoulders, as Juliska Blackwell regained their attention.

“I understand that all of you want to know what happens next. I don’t have all the answers… We will have to figure out these things, together. The question has arisen on whether we will go our separate ways, back into our groups and continue as we were, or whether we should join as one group. My answer to this question is neither!” The crowd listened intently, wondering what other possibility there could be.

“We have discovered a doorway, not previously known or documented in the Book of Doorways.”

“Where does this doorway lead?” a voice called out.

When Juliska answered the crowd inhaled simultaneously, and Meghan Jacoby felt as though she might faint. Was it possible this one thing could go right?

“This door, my friends,” Juliska announced, “will take us home.”

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