“You won’t leave me, will you?” she seemed to chide him. His look said it all. “It’s amazing, the life that used to be here,” the words were barely more than a whisper. “What?” confusion surrounded the anger which masked the fear. From the eyes that were beginning to close, a light flashed bright and strong. Around them the ground shifted just before exploding! Around them, massive petals danced. The two of them were lifted up and then engulfed in a cage of the Elemental’s making.

Dark were the eyes that saw into the past, “All I remember is the pain of being turned…it’s like something is squeezing your very heart.” Notes looked uncomfortable. Kihivas looked at him, “Nevetes knows. About our mother. About why the humans hate us. About what they did. If he’s here for answers, I deserve to know them too.”