Trail of Lightning

Maggie awakes in darkness, confused, before falling back asleep. When she wakes again, Kai cares for her before she falls back asleep. Waking for the third time, Maggie realizes that they are at Grace’s, and she sees that Kai is suffering using his clan powers to heal her. Maggie leaves the bedroom to find Grace with the Thirsty Boys, whom Grace summoned to help Maggie. Clive explains that at the end of Maggie’s fight with Neizghání, lightning struck Mósí’s box, and Kai rescued Maggie. Kai and Maggie know now that they have to go after Neizghání. Even though the others think that he is a hero, it is clear that Neizghání is somehow involved with the tsé naayéé’. Maggie knows that Neizghání will be at Black Mesa, the mine where he abandoned her. When everyone prepares to leave for battle, Maggie ruminates over Neizghání’s confusing actions—kissing her and asking her to return while they fight. Kai flirts with Maggie, asking how she feels. Maggie says that she is run down, and she reveals that she used to love Neizghání. Kai thinks her troubled spirit interfered with her healing, but he tells her that “love’s not supposed to try to kill you” (253).