“And what’s wrong with my voice? Why do I hurt? What happened today?” I continued to ramble

“Today?!”” Master Kein laughed. “Ciara, you have been feverish and delirious for nearly two day cycles. Brothers, bring it more to drink and something to eat.”

I sat in stunned silence as they bustled around getting me food and more water. I took what they gave me gratefully although my throat was really sore. I could not figure out what they were talking about.

My most recent memories were flashbulbs of nightmares: the deep dark black, a slimy pink tentacle, and their irate faces floating over me.

It took a while for the memories to solidify in my mind. As a rush, the timeline came back to me.

My eyes went wide when I realized. I nearly choked on what I had been eating. It hadn’t been a bad dream. I had been in the ocean, way out in the ocean. Something had grabbed me. I had been pulled under and I had been drowning.

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and grabbed the closest man to me. He felt real. Master Evan felt

looking

what I had done. I retched and

will

wiped my face

can become with us. If we are satisfied we may not Lash you

and down

escape, Ciara?” Master

them I liked to dive outside the cove to explore. Without missing a detail, I described the hole

agreed when I told them it had changed. As the ringed moon moved though its cycle in the sky,

Damien calmly asked how long I had been going out

them since the first day at the Keepers. I apologized profusely. They just

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