Her expression changes to a wary one. “I know. K’thar’s people live in a big tree home, but it’s nearly empty.” Oh god. That means bad things have happened, and judging from the earthquakes, I don’t think it’s a bad guess to assume that they’re going to happen again. I grab her hands. “Lauren, we have to get out of here. Do you know what this island is?” “A volcano caldera,” she tells me, nodding. “And we’re right on the edge of what’s left.” “It’s not dormant, though. It can’t be. There are parts of it that are still smoking. And the ground shakes every day. It’s like this thing is just
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