Jon rushed me over the bridge. The wheelchair squeaked at the speed, and the bridge creaked underneath us. My stomach climbed into my throat as the hands snatched toward us. One grabbed the corner of my blanket and yanked it from my lap so hard it snapped in the air. Then it plunged into the water without a ripple and vanished. I could only imagine if that were me instead of the blanket. A long shudder ripped up my back.
Jon made it to the other side and didn't stop until we made it to the low, iron-barred fence surrounding a medium-sized graveyard. A breeze stirred the branches in the trees towering over us. The pocket of no sound had vanished.
"Dawn, meet Quiet," Jon said, breathing hard.
"What was that?" I hissed.
Echo handed a shovel to Jon. "Some mage is buried at the bottom of the pond. It's rumored he tried to make himself go deaf because noise bothered him."
"But...why? What's wrong with sound?"
Jon pushed me closer to the graveyard. "Nothing if you're sane."