"We're close," Reika said, her voice suddenly urgent. "I can smell it strongly now. Just over this ridge."
We scrambled up the rocky incline, my legs screaming in protest. At the top, I saw it. It was a small hidden clearing dominated by a pool so clear it looked like solid glass. The air around it was calm the exact opposite of the chaos raging inside me.
"The Mana Spring," Celeste breathed, a look of relief on her face.
I stumbled toward it, drawn by an instinct I didn't understand. I was only a few feet away when the biggest quake yet hit me. It was like a bomb went off in my chest. I screamed, falling to my knees, my vision going black.
When I came to, I was on the ground, my head in Astra's lap. The others were gathered around me, their faces etched with worry.
"Adrian? Can you hear me?" Celeste's voice was distant, muffled.
