Mageheart

Right up until the moment they found Baba curled up in the alleyway, Vil had been panicking. Baba was missing in one of the towns the organization—and specifically Axel —frequently ...

Well that was frustratingly vague. It was also entirely on me, since that was how he had replied the first time I had asked a slightly different version of that ...

Gabriel also eyed Ky and her backpack. The backpack looked like it was more loaded that Quinn's was, and Quinn's would have been heavier than most backpacks if it wasn't ...

"Looks like it," I said. I barely paid attention to the glowing of the crystals around us now. They were just going to be an annoying side thing while we ...

"Same here," Gabriel confirmed. "With a few extra hunting supplies and Quinn's spell book, too. Her backpack's bigger than it looks and feels." Quinn turned to Ky. "What do you ...

So rabies weren't baby penguins, then. But if they weren't baby penguins, what were they? "Seriously," Berry said. "What's rabies? I'm not from here and haven't heard of rabies before." ...

A castle that wasn't a... Ah. Axel smiled. Not because Castle Oblivion was something to scoff at—it very much wasn't. But even though Vil tried his best to keep his ...

Already knowing the answer, I replied with, "There's just boulders." Surprising probably no one, the crystals glowed again. I eyed our selection of rock seats and settled on one just ...

"So," Gabriel said, reaching a hand into the bag and pulling out a handful of beef jerky, "next thing on the agenda: we should probably figure out how we're sleeping ...

Quinn gave a tiny smile. "You're welcome," she softly said. Gabriel, meanwhile, stuffed his now empty wrapper into his pocket. He contemplated stealing another bar from Quinn's bag, but decided ...

"...Good question," I replied. I scanned the room and ignored how the crystals glowed again when I made that comment. "I don't see a door." Another glow. "Maybe this is ...

Quinn nodded again. "I'm sure," she reassured Ky. She held out the bar again, hoping that Ky was finally going to take it now.

Quinn hesitated for a moment, then nodded. The snacks were practically weightless at this point, but she knew what Pratik was trying to do. She wasn't going to argue.

Now the crystals glowed again. "The crystals glow when we're telling the truth," I said, staring right at the one closest to me as it glowed again, "and the ground ...

The ground shook. I crossed my eyes and eyed the nearest crystals. I got what Sorenson was trying to test now. To test it myself, I said, "I'm a demon." ...