By morning, Emma was extremely hungry. She and Casey had not talked again after she went off to think. She ended up falling asleep. She saw that all the other women were still lying down. She could tell that some of them were awake while others were asleep. Casey was standing in the corner, making different signs with her hands and chanting some words. Emma soon realised that the young woman was trying to summon her powers but whatever she was doing was not working, evidenced by the look of frustration on her face.

“I’ve tried everything,” Casey said. “Nothing is working.”

“It hasn’t been twenty four hours yet.”

“I...