*Raven*

The next day, Mother guides me through a few more exercises to help me master my powers. It’s not much harder than controlling animals, but the feeling ripples through me like an electric charge. I still just think something and watch it happen, but the elements seem to shift around me and inside of me. It’s like nature and I am one being, communicating with each other. It’s profound and a little shocking.

When she’s satisfied with what I can do, she heads back down to the tunnels for some lunch. She invites me to join her, but I’m not ready to go back into the darkness just yet....