“Beware the darkness of dragons,” Moon said, taking a step back. “Beware the stalker of dreams …”

“Wait,” Moon said. “That means — you lied to me.” She unfurled her wings and pointed at Darkstalker. “You told me to destroy the scroll if it looked like it would fall into evil talons. You made it sound like then you’d be trapped forever, but it would be worth it to protect everyone else. But you wanted me to destroy the scroll all along. You knew that would send your power back to you! You were tricking me!”

“You called us friends,” Moon said in a low voice. “You shouldn’t trick your friends.”