I shot upright as if a bolt of lightning had hit me, and saw a moonless sky above my head. Holy crap, this was Sky’s desert again: Death’s domain. Tristan and I had agreed I wouldn’t try this before we’d had a chance to plan things, but I’d made it here unintentionally.How was I supposed to find Sky in this forsaken place? Should I try to call her? Was it a wise thing to do? What if there were other creatures hiding here? Waiting for a weak, dumb prey to start shouting, announcing its next meal?I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down, when Sky’s voice greeted me from behind, making me jump. “Hello, Joe.”I flipped myself around, almost losing my balance, but caught myself just in time. “Jeez, Louise! You scared me half to death … Huh … I mean …” I trailed off. Not a good opener to a conversation with Death, I reckoned. Gosh, this “talking with Death” business was turning out to be a lot more complicated than I’d expected.“You came to visit me!”
