(Isla)
Elara looked at the map between us. "I will give you the last place we know she went." She placed her hand beside the mark farther north. "But there is something you need to understand before you go after her."
"What?"
"Why you were supposed to come to Silvermere."
I looked at Caius before turning back to her. That question had followed us all the way here. We knew my parents had chosen this place for me, but not why. I wanted the answer before we went any farther.
Elara closed the box and walked toward one of the shelves. She returned with a book and placed it on the table. The divided circle was carved into the cover. I recognized it immediately.
"The symbol."
"Yes."
"What does it mean?"
"Protection."
I looked at the divided circle again. We had found it in the journals,
