Cole helps Harmony

  “What about Mira?” Cole asked. “Do you know where I can find her?”

  “She returned from the echolands,” Harmony said. “I felt it and pinpointed her location
yesterday. The undertaking requires some time and effort. She was at the Locked Shrine.” Harmony closed her eyes. Her brow furrowed. “Strange . . . I no longer sense her.”

  “Is that normal?” Cole asked.

  “No,” Harmony said. “My attention shifted to Honor and Destiny when I felt them coming this way.”

  “She’s not . . . ,” Cole said.

  “I would have felt her death,” Harmony assured him. “It’s as if she returned to the echolands.”

  Cole frowned. That didn’t sound good. Why would Mira go back? Their business in the echolands was done. “Are you sure?”




  Harmony opened her eyes. “I’m not in Necronum. It takes time for me to muster sufficient power to really investigate.”

  “Maybe I can help,” Cole said. “My power could give you a boost.”

  Harmony raised her eyebrows skeptically. “Indeed?”

  “Just take my hand,” Cole said, holding one hand out to her.

  With some reluctance, the queen extended her hand, longish nails carefully polished. A delicate ring held a brilliant blue stone. When Cole took her hand, he immediately felt her power, misty and less easily defined than any power he had felt before. He pushed energy into her power, and the mist brightened.

  “Oh!” Harmony exclaimed, sounding flustered. “I see! How extraordinary! One moment.” She closed her eyes again. “Yes, she must be in the echolands. In fact, I believe she embarked for the echolands from the Locked Shrine. Or very near there.”

  Cole released Harmony’s hand and let the connection break.

Chapter 4