Captured

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Flames flickered around Fintan's hands, and a circle of Everblaze surrounded Vanna and the Keepers. "Gethen looked into Vanna's thoughts last night and saw everything", Fintan explained.  His flames slowly flickered away as a glistening force field covered them. "Now," Alvar said, "We've got you." Sophie shook her head. Vanna, she transmitted. I need you to burn a huge hole in the ground.
Are you sure?
Yes. And make it deep.

Vanna's hands came ablaze with fire, and she incinerated a massive hole into the ground. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Fintan roared. "Jump." Sophie told her friends. Everyone nodded knowingly. They gathered around the hole and jumped, just as the force field went down and Fintan charged after them.

With a crack of thunder, they were all at Havenfield. Fitz turned, and Fintan stood, flames wreathing his wrists. Linh shoved water at him, but he dodged, grabbed Sophie, and leaped away. "No!" Fitz yelled. He ran to the ground where Sophie had just stood. Tracing his fingers gently on the ground, he said, "We need to get this to Mr. Forkle."

Specks of orange crystal glistened on his fingertip.

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