Jade: The Hybrid Mage
I shouted, hoping someone would hear.
“And you are?” a woman’s authoritative voice called down from above.
“I’m—” I hesitated, my thoughts racing.
“Yes! I didn’t quite get that! You’ll have to speak up!”
“I’m Jade . . . Jade Ishola!” I finally said, thinking, 'What’s the point of lying now?'
“Welcome to the Family, Jade,” the woman said. Seven columns of bamboos raised, creating a passage through the wall. “He was meant to leave you alone in the forest. We can’t afford to have anyone weak among us again.”