Ivy:
I woke in the night to the sounds of silence. The frogs and cicadas had all gone quiet. The wind would not dare to take a breath.
I jumped from the cot, shaking Nolan.
“Wake up, something is wrong!” My voice was barely a whisper, but he took the warning clearly, jumping up and disturbing Tatum in his wake.
“What is it?” Tatum asked in as much confusion as my freak-out had caused Nolan.
“Listen.” I closed my eyes, ensuring I heard silence on a night full of the sound of nature just moments ago.
They realized the same thing I did. We burst through the tent door into the field full of sleeping troops and a fire that had long burned out.
“There is nothing here,” Tatum grumbled, sleep still filling his groggy eyes.
“I felt a shift; something had happened,” I told them, sure of my f
