“Count to ten,” I whisper again, gathering all the pieces like pawns. By the time I hiss “five,” a terrifying realization hits: the divîner girl has the scroll. The spark I felt when she brushed against me. The electric energy that surged through my veins. And when our eyes locked …
Nope, buddy. She did not have the scroll or even know of its existence when you touched her… but Amari did bump into you before she did and she had the scroll… 🤔