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appearances waiting to see how they would be needed.
It was another ten minutes before the door actually opened and the sisters came out. Amber walked out first, followed by Skye, with Olivia exiting last. The evidence of the emotions experienced by each of the sisters was apparent on their lovely and solemn faces.
Skye’s softly curling hair was tied back in a damp ponytail. Loose tendrils had escaped and framed her pale face. There was a hollowness in her gaze that pulled at Caleb’s heart. She was wearing a floor-length, long-sleeved robe over her pajamas. He had never seen her dressed so conservatively because she got hot so easily. When she reached up with a trembling hand to close even the small gap in her robe near her throat, her eyes drifting to the ground, he sent a pained glance toward Gabriel and James.
“Hello, Amber, Olivia and Skye,” Malukali greeted them. The elder had apparently taken the time during their wait to steel herself and now appeared serene and empathetic. “I know it has been a difficult night.”
The sisters all stared back at her, unable to muster a response.
“Skye, I need to speak with you now about what happened,” she continued gently, taking a step closer. “I cannot begin to understand what was done and how it was done until we revisit it together, and without that information, there is a chance such a thing could happen again. I can meet with you privately—”
“I’m not leaving,” Caleb rudely interrupted. His tone brooked no argument.
Skye’s eyes moved to him. Then she looked back at Malukali. “It’s okay,” she said in a subdued voice. “We can talk as a group. It’s just family.”
“Let’s go to our room,” Amber suggested. “It’s bigger and will fit us all better.”
She reached out to put an arm around Skye’s waist. It was an uncharacteristic show of affection from the usually more reserved sister, and its effect on Skye was instantaneous. Her eyes again welled with tears.
They all moved forward silently then, walking through the adjoining doors until they were at the end of the row, in Gabriel and Amber’s room. They filled the seats around the table on the left side of the room. Gabriel and Knorbis remained standing.
Malukali sat beside Skye and took her hands. She paused, seeming to consider her words carefully. Then she said, “I believe it would be best for you to verbally tell me what you experienced. I do not want to intrude again on your mind right now, so soon after...” she trailed off. When Skye pulled a hand away from hers to wipe at her wet cheeks, the Orculesti elder continued, “I would like to exert some of my power toward you, to aid in calming your emotions. You should find this experience less stressful that way.”
After a moment of consideration, Skye shrugged. Since tears continued to fall unchecked from her eyes, there really didn’t appear to be much choice.
Malukali nodded and briefly closed her eyes. There was a brief surge of dark green light. After a couple of seconds, Skye’s pupils dilated. The tears stopped. Still, the sight of the light in the room glistening on her cheeks made her look terribly vulnerable.
Keeping Skye’s hands in her own, Malukali opened her eyes and studied Skye’s expression. “Better?” she asked.
“Yes,” Skye said. She sounded calm. Her gaze was focused entirely on Malukali.
“Okay, good. Then we should begin.”
Chapter Seven
Taking a centering breath, the Orculesti guided, “Skye, I would like you to tell us what you remember first. Although it might be difficult for you, please be as detailed as possible. I do not know what is most important among the images you can recall.”
Skye nodded, still not moving her gaze from Malukali’s. “I understand.”
Her voice sounded distant. It was such a difference from her usual vibrancy that Caleb found it painful to hear.
“I was standing in a meadow,” she began. “Green grass. As high as my knees. Some
It was another ten minutes before the door actually opened and the sisters came out. Amber walked out first, followed by Skye, with Olivia exiting last. The evidence of the emotions experienced by each of the sisters was apparent on their lovely and solemn faces.
Skye’s softly curling hair was tied back in a damp ponytail. Loose tendrils had escaped and framed her pale face. There was a hollowness in her gaze that pulled at Caleb’s heart. She was wearing a floor-length, long-sleeved robe over her pajamas. He had never seen her dressed so conservatively because she got hot so easily. When she reached up with a trembling hand to close even the small gap in her robe near her throat, her eyes drifting to the ground, he sent a pained glance toward Gabriel and James.
“Hello, Amber, Olivia and Skye,” Malukali greeted them. The elder had apparently taken the time during their wait to steel herself and now appeared serene and empathetic. “I know it has been a difficult night.”
The sisters all stared back at her, unable to muster a response.
“Skye, I need to speak with you now about what happened,” she continued gently, taking a step closer. “I cannot begin to understand what was done and how it was done until we revisit it together, and without that information, there is a chance such a thing could happen again. I can meet with you privately—”
“I’m not leaving,” Caleb rudely interrupted. His tone brooked no argument.
Skye’s eyes moved to him. Then she looked back at Malukali. “It’s okay,” she said in a subdued voice. “We can talk as a group. It’s just family.”
“Let’s go to our room,” Amber suggested. “It’s bigger and will fit us all better.”
She reached out to put an arm around Skye’s waist. It was an uncharacteristic show of affection from the usually more reserved sister, and its effect on Skye was instantaneous. Her eyes again welled with tears.
They all moved forward silently then, walking through the adjoining doors until they were at the end of the row, in Gabriel and Amber’s room. They filled the seats around the table on the left side of the room. Gabriel and Knorbis remained standing.
Malukali sat beside Skye and took her hands. She paused, seeming to consider her words carefully. Then she said, “I believe it would be best for you to verbally tell me what you experienced. I do not want to intrude again on your mind right now, so soon after...” she trailed off. When Skye pulled a hand away from hers to wipe at her wet cheeks, the Orculesti elder continued, “I would like to exert some of my power toward you, to aid in calming your emotions. You should find this experience less stressful that way.”
After a moment of consideration, Skye shrugged. Since tears continued to fall unchecked from her eyes, there really didn’t appear to be much choice.
Malukali nodded and briefly closed her eyes. There was a brief surge of dark green light. After a couple of seconds, Skye’s pupils dilated. The tears stopped. Still, the sight of the light in the room glistening on her cheeks made her look terribly vulnerable.
Keeping Skye’s hands in her own, Malukali opened her eyes and studied Skye’s expression. “Better?” she asked.
“Yes,” Skye said. She sounded calm. Her gaze was focused entirely on Malukali.
“Okay, good. Then we should begin.”
Chapter Seven
Taking a centering breath, the Orculesti guided, “Skye, I would like you to tell us what you remember first. Although it might be difficult for you, please be as detailed as possible. I do not know what is most important among the images you can recall.”
Skye nodded, still not moving her gaze from Malukali’s. “I understand.”
Her voice sounded distant. It was such a difference from her usual vibrancy that Caleb found it painful to hear.
“I was standing in a meadow,” she began. “Green grass. As high as my knees. Some
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