Gillian
All of us had disappeared into a dark smoke cloud with Circe. I blinked several times trying to see what was going on. It was no use, everything was too dark, but by the time I started to get irritated, the darkness lifted and I saw everyone again. I shared a look with James before we looked around to see where we were at.
We were standing by a small river that had a mill and the wheel was running. It was peaceful here with no sounds other than the running water and the wheel as it turned and dumped the water out its backside.
"This way to the village," Circe said, catching my attention.
I turned to look at her and the rest of the group. James held out his hand to me and I took it without a second thought. All of us followed Circe through the thick tall grass towards a clus
