Fire and Water

[Ayden]

Ayden could almost see the wheels turning in disbelief in Zoya's head. When she found out she'd been alone, she and her friend were the only two there, and Ayden had watched his skin knit together by unseen hands. Realization was a bitch sometimes. But everything fell together that day, everything was explained. She still got sick later, but after that she never did again. It was necessary to understand. She hoped Zoya would come to terms and she could go with out the sickness for too long. Ayden wondered if this was her first experience, or was she close to those who had died. That was a dreadful thought and Ayden pushed it away.

The gift made everything crisp and clear and she remembered what Zoya had done, but she was not very good with water, but she wove a crude mesh like Zoya's and the coat dried up, like something siphoned the water out. It was still a little damp but after a second attempt it was completely dry. Ayden smiled wrly at her, "My talents don't lie with water."


Ayden stood up and turned to the boy "Lead the way."


Ayden followed the children to the location he'd indicated, she stayed near Zoya so they could talk in quieter voices, so as not to alarm the children, or make them anymore curious than they already were. "It is possible, I assure you how ever unlikely it sounds, it is true. Life is strange like that. I can tell you how I managed to control the gift, if you like. But I'll be honest, it wasn't easy for me, I struggled for almost a year before I could control it at will."