Chapter ONE - Weebly

either.”
“Do you really think she was killed because of
something Derne was doing?”
“I don’t know,” Ethan said. “I can’t think of any
other reason she would have been out on the streets
alone at night. And I can’t imagine why a conjurer
would have chosen to kill her unless it had something to
do with her father or Derne.”
“But maybe she was taken into the streets after she
was killed. Or maybe someone made her go there.
They could even have used a spell on her.”
Ethan shook his head. “No, that’s too powerful a
con—”
He stopped in the middle of the street, swaying
slightly, his head spinning. “I’m an idiot!” he whispered.
“What? Are you all right?” Diver laid a hand on
Ethan’s back and peered into his face.
Ethan barely noticed. It was right there in front of
him, like a trail of blood on an empty lane. All he had to
do was follow the drops and they would lead right
where he needed to go. And he had been too blind to
do even that much.