Tabatha has been trying to wake Dib up since the moment she stepped out of her bedroom door. She can’t dare to try to touch her magic in case she alerts Elrohith to the fact that his magic isn’t as tight as he thinks.
Halfway through dinner, Dib is finally awake and without wasting a second run to find Lykos.
***
He hears her sweet voice calling out to him and leaves Erik without even thinking about it twice. When Lykos reaches the clearing, he sees her, but she is almost transparent! When he tries to rub up against her, she’s not there.
“What is this?!”
“It must be the magical wards the dark witch put up.” She looks petrified, and he feels the dark magic inside pushing to get out of him.
“I don’t have much time.”
She tries her best to explain what she’s seen and heard, but it’s dif
