The Unlikely Messenger

The rat soared through the air in a perfect arc, launched from the windshield wiper with a loud thud. It spun ten full 360-degree rotations before finally landing on the ground.

At the same time, a flash of silver shot past Rowan's eyes.

"Rowan, what happened?" Maya called out. Maya rushed over when she heard the commotion.

But Rowan didn't say a word. He just fixed his gaze on a silver badge sitt