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party she’d worked last week.
“Okay, good.” Ashina let out a breath, seeming relieved. “So, the rumors we’ve been hearing are that there are only three, although the legend tells of four.”
The thumping of her heart turned into violent slams that made it hard to breathe. The ice rattled in her glass from the trembling of her hand. “Yes, I heard that too.” One is missing .
“This may sound crazy…” Ashina took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I’ve met the three.”
“What?” Alina shrieked. She gaped at the woman, unable to kick start her thoughts into logical words. “No. You have? Wait. I mean, how—”
“I know it must sound insane.” Ashina’s eyes radiated calm and absolute certainty.
Excitement lit up her heart like a firework at the thought that this woman might have the answers she’d been searching for. Alina paused and studied the healer’s body language. It seemed she had a lot more to say, but was weighing each sentence before speaking, gauging Alina’s reaction. “Where are they?”
“On Earth.” Ashina leaned forward. “They’re sisters.”
“Sisters,” Alina whispered. Time seemed to freeze as her mouth formed the two syllables that created a storm of hope and longing in her heart, so intense it was beyond words. Thump, thump. Her heart kept up its thundering as if it could pound words out of her deepest emotions.
“They only recently realized their destiny. They were raised on Earth, by humans, so they didn’t know Torth or its creatures existed.”
They didn’t know? Alina blinked, letting the thought digest. She’d grown up hearing the stories. It was one of the most common folklore tales in the realm, and the idea of not hearing it was as foreign as the idea of only one moon. But if they hadn’t known, then they wouldn’t know to look for their counterpart. The fourth one. “What abilities do they have?”
“They have affinity with air, water, and fire.”
Prickles ran down the back of her neck. Not earth . “How did they figure it out?”
“Two of them ran into a Watcher one night, in their home town. He realized they were different, and their Elder discerned their lineage.”
“Ran into a Watcher? I’m guessing there’s more to that story.” Alina took a slow drink, knowing she needed it but barely able to register its cool slide down her throat.
“Yes, a lot more. But I’ll let them tell you.”
“Them? They’re here? You said they were on Earth.” Alina couldn’t suppress another jaw drop.
“Not here at the moment, but between you and me, I think they’ll come soon.”
“Why?”
Ashina held her gaze. “To meet you.”
“Me?” Alina squeaked. “Why?”
“Have you ever noticed any abilities you couldn’t explain?”
Alina closed her eyes and drew a shaking breath. Yes . But she couldn’t bring herself to say that one little three-letter word. “Am I in some kind of trouble?”
“No, not at all. But there’s something you need to know.”
Trepidation screeched in her mind as she stared at the other woman. “What?”
“The three are my blood. They’re the children of the daughter I had with Raniero.”
The children of her daughter…Alina blinked as she grasped a larger piece of the puzzle. “You-you’re their hota?”
“Yes. And I couldn’t be more proud of them.” Ashina’s face lit with love. “But, my daughter gave birth to four daughters. The fourth one was born with a heart defect and died when she was very small.”
“D-Died? I’m so sorry.” Alina felt like she was having an out of body experience. Did that mean that she wasn’t a Solsti? Had something else moved the ground to get her out of that ravine? Her skin tingled. Something about this was making her very soul scream, like she wanted to run a marathon, climb a mountain, and absorb every detail about this healer and the Solsti at the same time.
“Elders have confirmed that all four Solsti exist, so we’ve all been wondering
“Okay, good.” Ashina let out a breath, seeming relieved. “So, the rumors we’ve been hearing are that there are only three, although the legend tells of four.”
The thumping of her heart turned into violent slams that made it hard to breathe. The ice rattled in her glass from the trembling of her hand. “Yes, I heard that too.” One is missing .
“This may sound crazy…” Ashina took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I’ve met the three.”
“What?” Alina shrieked. She gaped at the woman, unable to kick start her thoughts into logical words. “No. You have? Wait. I mean, how—”
“I know it must sound insane.” Ashina’s eyes radiated calm and absolute certainty.
Excitement lit up her heart like a firework at the thought that this woman might have the answers she’d been searching for. Alina paused and studied the healer’s body language. It seemed she had a lot more to say, but was weighing each sentence before speaking, gauging Alina’s reaction. “Where are they?”
“On Earth.” Ashina leaned forward. “They’re sisters.”
“Sisters,” Alina whispered. Time seemed to freeze as her mouth formed the two syllables that created a storm of hope and longing in her heart, so intense it was beyond words. Thump, thump. Her heart kept up its thundering as if it could pound words out of her deepest emotions.
“They only recently realized their destiny. They were raised on Earth, by humans, so they didn’t know Torth or its creatures existed.”
They didn’t know? Alina blinked, letting the thought digest. She’d grown up hearing the stories. It was one of the most common folklore tales in the realm, and the idea of not hearing it was as foreign as the idea of only one moon. But if they hadn’t known, then they wouldn’t know to look for their counterpart. The fourth one. “What abilities do they have?”
“They have affinity with air, water, and fire.”
Prickles ran down the back of her neck. Not earth . “How did they figure it out?”
“Two of them ran into a Watcher one night, in their home town. He realized they were different, and their Elder discerned their lineage.”
“Ran into a Watcher? I’m guessing there’s more to that story.” Alina took a slow drink, knowing she needed it but barely able to register its cool slide down her throat.
“Yes, a lot more. But I’ll let them tell you.”
“Them? They’re here? You said they were on Earth.” Alina couldn’t suppress another jaw drop.
“Not here at the moment, but between you and me, I think they’ll come soon.”
“Why?”
Ashina held her gaze. “To meet you.”
“Me?” Alina squeaked. “Why?”
“Have you ever noticed any abilities you couldn’t explain?”
Alina closed her eyes and drew a shaking breath. Yes . But she couldn’t bring herself to say that one little three-letter word. “Am I in some kind of trouble?”
“No, not at all. But there’s something you need to know.”
Trepidation screeched in her mind as she stared at the other woman. “What?”
“The three are my blood. They’re the children of the daughter I had with Raniero.”
The children of her daughter…Alina blinked as she grasped a larger piece of the puzzle. “You-you’re their hota?”
“Yes. And I couldn’t be more proud of them.” Ashina’s face lit with love. “But, my daughter gave birth to four daughters. The fourth one was born with a heart defect and died when she was very small.”
“D-Died? I’m so sorry.” Alina felt like she was having an out of body experience. Did that mean that she wasn’t a Solsti? Had something else moved the ground to get her out of that ravine? Her skin tingled. Something about this was making her very soul scream, like she wanted to run a marathon, climb a mountain, and absorb every detail about this healer and the Solsti at the same time.
“Elders have confirmed that all four Solsti exist, so we’ve all been wondering
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