ALPHA JAKE COOPER
I pulled out my phone and tried to call my sister for myself. Still no answer. Screw this! I thought and called the citadel number instead. When no one answered that either my bad feeling only grew. I said that perhaps we should make a detour to the citadel on the way home. It would take us a day longer to get back to Dawn Sky going that way, but at least it would put our minds at rest. I picked up James and froze when his tiny hand touched my face. It felt as though the room was spinning, and my surroundings were changing. I found myself at the gates of the citadel. The guard hut was empty, and the gates weren't locked. i pushed them open and entered. Everything was still and silent. It was like a ghost town as I made my way through the citadels' empty corridors. The di
