Page 100 of The Trials of Darkness

I must find the others. If this is a nightmare, I can escape. I just have to find the figure, Silas, that calls to me and wakes mefrom my darkest nights. I take off in a sprint. As I move toward the fallen kingdom, the ash kicks up around my feet.

"Silas!" I scream, racing through the destruction.

He has to be here. He is always here.

I scream again, "Help me. Wake me up."

I continue to sprint through the ruin. Kalix’s snarls are close behind me when it hits me. Silas isn’t here. He’s on the ship. He is fighting for his life, and Maines is healing him. And I’m trapped in a nightmare I can’t wake up from without him.

I fall to my knees, the rough ground slicing into my skin, and scream.

"Silas!"