Lantern salamanders scattered into the dark, briny water. Astrelli stepped carefully from muddy ground to stable stone, Dream, Sirius, and Twinkle nestled beneath his cloak. His next teacher lay somewhere in this dark place, and he was determined to find her.
His astronomy shawl tied and untied itself over and over as he picked his way through cage-like trees and around deceptively deep pools of dark water. Occasional...
