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Authors: Katie Jennings
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not collapse under the pressure.
Rhiannon dealt with a pressure all her own, one that the others could never understand.
“Rhiannon, come here and concentrate, please,” Rohan urged her. He was standing before the globe over the tiny pond, planning shifts in the Earth’s crust.
She wandered over to him, looking repentant.
“Sorry, father,” she apologized, lifting her hands and focusing on the globe.
“Now, as we’ve been practicing, locate the fault line and trace it with your finger.”
She ran her finger along a fault line in the sea near Japan. It highlighted with white light at her touch, outlining the length of the entire line.
“Now hold your hands over the line and shift the plates. Be sure to concentrate.”
Closing her eyes, she felt the power surge through her arms and into her hands, and then push through to her palms. Using it, she moved her hands as if she were physically moving the plates, and she could feel it happen within her. The small earthquake, while barely felt by humans, rocked her down to her core, the sensation both thrilling and daunting.
Finished, she pulled her hands away and stared at him. He nodded at her.
“Good.” He began to locate the next fault line due for a shift, when he noticed his daughter staring outside the glass walls again. Noticing she was watching Liam and Blythe playing, he felt a tinge of regret for restricting her so much. But in the end he knew he was doing what was best.
She was the brightest of all the Dryad children, and of all the children on Euphora, second only maybe to Roarke’s son, Rian. He attributed it largely due to his and his wife’s stern and dedicated approach to her education. She spent half of her day excelling at her general studies and her afternoons were spent with him in the Greenhouse. He had to admit, she was already beyond his level when he had been her age. But he’d known that from the minute he’d first introduced her to her powers.
One day, she’d be the best Dryad Euphora had ever seen.
Determined to distract her from the other children, he put the globe back into the pond and shut everything down. He smiled when she looked at him questionably.
“I’d like to take you somewhere, Rhiannon. It’s time I showed you the world outside of Euphora.”
She couldn’t hide the smile that graced her face, excitement rising in her. “Okay.”
Seeing her smile, which was much too rare these days, warmed his heart.
He led the way out into the courtyard, where they walked side-by-side down the cobblestone path and headed toward the meadow and the giant oak tree that would transport them away from Euphora.
Rhiannon walked quickly, eager to go, forgetting all about Liam, Blythe and Lucian. The longing was pushed aside and replaced by her impatience to see what she hadn’t yet seen in person.
Rohan pressed his hand against the wrought iron gates, which melted away at his touch. He led her into the meadow, his head up and his back straight as always. She chanced a glance at him, marveling at how handsome he was.
When they reached the tree, he reached for her hand and placed it gently on the bark.
“Keep your hand pressed firmly against the tree,” he instructed, placing his own hand on it as well. With a deep breath, he closed his eyes. “Take me to barley field, Swan Valley, Bonneville County, Idaho.”
Rhiannon kept her eyes on her father as the tree began to glow with golden light. She had seen others coming and going before so she expected this. She was just happy to finally be going somewhere herself.
It happened so fast she barely had time to blink and suddenly they were no longer on Euphora. A mist surrounded them out of nowhere and just as suddenly disappeared, leaving them standing in the most beautiful field she had ever seen.
The sun was setting, its golden rays blanketing the area with warm light and casting a yellow glow upon the field of grain. She gaped around her, taking it all in, not wanting to miss a
Rhiannon dealt with a pressure all her own, one that the others could never understand.
“Rhiannon, come here and concentrate, please,” Rohan urged her. He was standing before the globe over the tiny pond, planning shifts in the Earth’s crust.
She wandered over to him, looking repentant.
“Sorry, father,” she apologized, lifting her hands and focusing on the globe.
“Now, as we’ve been practicing, locate the fault line and trace it with your finger.”
She ran her finger along a fault line in the sea near Japan. It highlighted with white light at her touch, outlining the length of the entire line.
“Now hold your hands over the line and shift the plates. Be sure to concentrate.”
Closing her eyes, she felt the power surge through her arms and into her hands, and then push through to her palms. Using it, she moved her hands as if she were physically moving the plates, and she could feel it happen within her. The small earthquake, while barely felt by humans, rocked her down to her core, the sensation both thrilling and daunting.
Finished, she pulled her hands away and stared at him. He nodded at her.
“Good.” He began to locate the next fault line due for a shift, when he noticed his daughter staring outside the glass walls again. Noticing she was watching Liam and Blythe playing, he felt a tinge of regret for restricting her so much. But in the end he knew he was doing what was best.
She was the brightest of all the Dryad children, and of all the children on Euphora, second only maybe to Roarke’s son, Rian. He attributed it largely due to his and his wife’s stern and dedicated approach to her education. She spent half of her day excelling at her general studies and her afternoons were spent with him in the Greenhouse. He had to admit, she was already beyond his level when he had been her age. But he’d known that from the minute he’d first introduced her to her powers.
One day, she’d be the best Dryad Euphora had ever seen.
Determined to distract her from the other children, he put the globe back into the pond and shut everything down. He smiled when she looked at him questionably.
“I’d like to take you somewhere, Rhiannon. It’s time I showed you the world outside of Euphora.”
She couldn’t hide the smile that graced her face, excitement rising in her. “Okay.”
Seeing her smile, which was much too rare these days, warmed his heart.
He led the way out into the courtyard, where they walked side-by-side down the cobblestone path and headed toward the meadow and the giant oak tree that would transport them away from Euphora.
Rhiannon walked quickly, eager to go, forgetting all about Liam, Blythe and Lucian. The longing was pushed aside and replaced by her impatience to see what she hadn’t yet seen in person.
Rohan pressed his hand against the wrought iron gates, which melted away at his touch. He led her into the meadow, his head up and his back straight as always. She chanced a glance at him, marveling at how handsome he was.
When they reached the tree, he reached for her hand and placed it gently on the bark.
“Keep your hand pressed firmly against the tree,” he instructed, placing his own hand on it as well. With a deep breath, he closed his eyes. “Take me to barley field, Swan Valley, Bonneville County, Idaho.”
Rhiannon kept her eyes on her father as the tree began to glow with golden light. She had seen others coming and going before so she expected this. She was just happy to finally be going somewhere herself.
It happened so fast she barely had time to blink and suddenly they were no longer on Euphora. A mist surrounded them out of nowhere and just as suddenly disappeared, leaving them standing in the most beautiful field she had ever seen.
The sun was setting, its golden rays blanketing the area with warm light and casting a yellow glow upon the field of grain. She gaped around her, taking it all in, not wanting to miss a
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