Chp 15 Pt. 3 The Day of Retaliation

Aspen

I am starting to get concerned with Maliyah avoiding me. I could see the worry and fear all over her face when her mother brought up her ability to shift into two creatures rather than one. After Maliyah shifts she flees the area after I see her mind link with her mother. I can tell Davina is worried about her daughter but she is leading this meeting.

“I’ll go check on her,” I mind link Davina.

“Thank you,” Davina responds.

I follow Maliyah and find her by the lake. I stand back for a moment as I watch her play with the water using her powers. Sadness seems to be drowning her and the longer I watch her, the more sadness I see. I finally decide to approach her but I seem to have startled her as she takes a defensive stance and freezes the water into ice spears. The moment she realizes it’s me she relaxes.

She continues to stand there nervously, fidgeting with her fingers. She