Fin was already across, still holding pace behind Serena. Dex followed without looking down. Gavriel crossed while looking down, because the quicksand was fascinating and the fascinating was almost worth the risk.
Maelor reached the edge and stopped.
"No," he said.
"No what?" Aeron asked.
"No," Maelor repeated. "I am not crossing a bridge built by possessed Serena over volcanic quicksand on a mystery continent inside a volcano."
"Yes you are," Hyran said, passing him.
Aeron stepped onto the bridge next.
"Fine," Maelor snapped.
He stepped onto the bridge with the enthusiasm of a man walking a plank. "If this collapses and volcanic quicksand, gets on my robe, I am sending you the bill Serena!"
Ahead of them, Serena was already running again.
They ran only a short distance before she stopped dead, her arm snapping out as a pink shield flared around all of them.
Then her eyes flickered. Pink to green. The ancestors released her like a hand letting go of a steering wheel.
