#Chapter228 I Miss You

"The fates, if you haven't noticed, are inherently vague and slow to do any kind of anything. I mean I was eighteen years old before they did a single thing about me and my gifts. Maybe it will be another eighteen before I get some sort of sign as to how to end our wars." I bite it out harshly, a glimmer of resentment surfacing even though I know I should not doubt the higher powers.

We both sigh and she grips my arm tighter, her breathing shallowing and I look up to see what has her gasping. I spot them too. The dark figures of...