A fireball plunged into the current, instantly blasting the calm water's surface open. Water sprayed everywhere, and some of it landed in the back of the kayak. Ronan Kendrick was paddling fast, but even at a time like this, he didn't forget to turn and push Evelyn Ford down onto the kayak to shield her from the shock of the waves.
Evelyn Ford clutched the kayak with one hand, while her other arm held Mina and Lola tightly to her chest.
BANG! The water's surface exploded again, and this time, it actually began to burn, the fire tinged with blue.
Evelyn Ford felt a wave of heat, and at that exact moment, the kayak passed through a small cavern and entered the next tributary.
"Ronan, there's something moving under the water."
Ronan Kendrick had clearly noticed, but he remained perfectly calm, his paddling steady and even.
"There's something in the water."
'Something?'
