costume, poked out of her tent to investigate the commotion. As she hurried toward her daughter’s voice, she passed one of the frightened townsfolk running the other way. The man raced through the cobbled town square and approached a pedestal displaying a patinated bronze statue of a tall, thin man holding a crystal ball. He nervously waved his hand over the weathered orb and it began to glow dimly.Kara panicked and ran, not paying attention, and found herself behind the butcher cart. She