You should have started with the fire,” Masika said dryly. “I thought it might scare her.”Masika raised her eyebrows. “More than cutting yourself?

I am thinking rationally! What’s not rational about saying you’re crazy and magic isn’t real?

During the Stone Age––”“Age of Magic,” Masika snapped. “It was less than 3000 years ago, not 8000 years ago.”Despite everything, Farida cracked a little smile. “The Age of Magic is the Age of Magic Stones, so it’s the Stone Age.

I couldn’t deny the intense draw I felt in that dimly lit museum collection. The air around me hummed with an energy that was foreign and nostalgic all at once.