Links Of Our Bloodline

Surreal sat beside the river that bordered the Estuary and the Plains, hunkered low, watching the fish that swam just below the surface. Two of the trout already lay several feet up the bank, their lives expended. She was soaked, but the fishing was surprisingly easy. And it was a task that focused her on one thing, rather than the cacophony of emotions rolling through her like a thunderstorm. Plans, options. She lunged, breath held as she went under, jaws snapping as she sought to snag the fish she’d been targeting. The scaly body thrashed between her teeth as she hauled herself back from the water, shaking the liquid from her eyes and ears as she resituated her grip and slammed the fish’s head into the ground, stunning it long enough to toss it up the bank, away from water and an easy escape.

She finished the kill quickly, adding the fish to the small pile before returning to her post, waiting for the panic to die down in the aquatic creatures. She had many plans. She wouldn’t allow Hellstrom to stay in her home much longer; thus, she would be helping Bass in any way she could should he be sieging. Her price was fair, but now she had someone who could help her sweeten the trade. That reminded her. She wanted to get to know the new addition to their small group. Kavdaya. The healer looked so similar to her mother it was uncanny; not in looks, precisely, but in the way she held herself, the way she had looked into Surreal’s eyes. The woman was a full six inches shorter than Erani had been, and while the main color of her eyes were the same deep blue, there were those ethereal amethyst flecks of color. The snowy coat was the same, even with the mark of a fully trained healer gracing the brow.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think