Chapter 379

Papa rushed past the bedroom door, clutching items. Mila heard it as he dumped the items onto the kitchen table.

'Dan'iss!' Papa called Mama's name. 'Switch!'

Mila listened, mind reaching to try and see what they did. She felt it as Mama's energy seemed to draw back, Papa's layering over it. Another hum rumbled through her mind, this time Papa calling out to people. None of it came through clear enough for Mila to understand.

Frustrated, stomach aching Mila again turned her attention to the door.

With tentative hands she reached out. A shudder of relief ran through her when her hands pressed against the iron with nothing striking her mind. It sounded clear, like the manhole cover she'd opened did. Mila closed her eyes and let her thoughts flow, watching the puzzle appear in her mind. She sucked her breath in at the bizarre shapes it didn't look like any of the puzzles she'd solved before.

In her mind's eye she saw five separate circles, floating, held together by tendrils of lig