Chapter 109

*Valerie*

Silence falls over us as we wait anxiously for Kravos to explain what he means. It is clear as day to me he is still feeling awful, but he puts on a brave face, like always. I watch my mother as she gives him an encouraging nod before he racks his hands through his hair.

“Rowan is a phoenix. As far as we know, the only one of her kind, yet none of us know how to kill a phoenix. Either