Chapter 80: Returning to the castle of glass

• NOELLE’S POV,
• Thorn and I have been flying over a desert landscape for a while now. It was a nice distraction to listen to Thorn going on and on about Dagahra. I know exactly how it feels to love someone so much that they are all you can think about. If I just picture Gabriel his face, I immediately smell his scent of pinecones and fresh winter air. But I never knew it could hurt so much to miss someone so I try to not think about him all the time. The meditation techniques Zeus showed me definitely help.
• Finally, I spot something shiny pointing out from the sand. It is that I saw in my visions that the library is there because otherwise, I would have never known. I wonder how Faith was able to find it. Thorn puts me on the ground and I walk towards the shiny object. I brush some sand away and it looks like the top of some tower. I press all the different stones until I find one that I am able to push down. With a creaking sound, a hole appears in the roof with stairs leading down. I give Thorn an encouraging smile and say, “I will be back before you know it.”