We held each other, watching as the lava ran over the side of the volcano. It was beautiful, even in the wake of its destruction. I could see the deer and other forest animals run out of the way of the Lava as it crashed through the last of the trees, before sinking into the ocean with a large cloud of smoke. My wings fluttered lazily in the air, keeping us suspended. Neither of us was in a hurry, even though there was so much left to do, but we stayed here, floating above it all, watching. Just for a few more minutes. Surely a few more minutes wouldn’t hurt anything. “Aislyn, look,” Jem whispered. I turned around so I could see what he was looking at, since it was behind me. At the side of the volcano were hundreds of people, all staring up at us silently.
“The residents of the
