Chapter 23 Chapter Twenty Three

• I was panic-stricken by the sharp points of the two daggers so close to me. It was a miracle their shiny, reflective metal was in the air and not inside me. One was aimed right at my face. I could have lost an eye if the attack hadn't halted midair.
• The gravity-defying weapons dropped to the ground before my eyes. Had that deranged hag come to her senses? Or was it Desmond who had saved me from irreversible damage?
• Madame Long’s hysterical laughter filled the room. “It has entered the hut. Quickly guard the door. No one must come inside while I force it into the fire.”