I glanced back to find the lizard gone, but before I could wonder where it had gotten to, a wail of utter pain carried through the pipe that curved over the tub and spewed warm water into the pool, making my heart lurch in shock. “Did you hear that?” I gasped, swimming towards the pipe and listening for it again. A tingle of magic stirred beneath my skin, something dark and potent writhing through me, but then it was gone, and I didn’t know if it had come from me or that pipe. “I hear the sloshing of the water, swishing and swirling,” the newcomer said. “I like that sound.” “No, it was a
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Siren like Max? Isn’t that what he is?
