Nesta turned from his stare. “I was about to go into the water when the kelpie appeared. It crawled onto the bank, spoke to me, and then dragged me in.” “It spoke to you?” Rhys asked. “Not in a language I knew.” Rhys’s mouth quirked to the side. “Can you show me?” Nesta frowned, as if unwilling to relive the memory, but nodded. Both of their gazes went vacant, and then Rhys pulled back. “That thing …” He surveyed Nesta with blatant shock that she had survived. Rhys turned to Amren. “Have a listen.” Their eyes became glazed, and none of them spoke as Rhys showed Amren. Even Amren’s face paled
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