"Zorion looked at Raeleigh and then at Santiago. He scoffed, ""You're still young. How old are you? You are making a big mistake. She's..."""

I know what I'm doing. You don't have to tell me. Do you remember when my father would take us out to play?

"Once, he told us that there were gems buried on a hill, and all of us ran up to grab some for ourselves. All of you brought back a gem, but I was the only one who came back with an ordinary stone."

You looked at me strangely and thought that I was too young to understand.

"Now, let me tell you why. ...