It took me by surprise that Gareth had fainted once I finished! Was what I told him really that big of a shocker? Wilder hadn't had that reaction. Did his father truly have some knowledge on what an elemental was? Luckily he woke up not to long after that.
"D-d-did you say e-e-elemental lass?"
His ashen face and stuttering confused me. Was it a bad thing then? "Yes?"
"I cant believe this. This…..they were gone. He was one? How?"
"Hey, Old man! Your muttering to yourself again. Is it really that big of a deal?"
"Did I teach you nothing of the old legends growing up brat?"
His sudden turn of anger at Wilder's comment surprised me. One thing caught me more by surprise though, "old legends?"
"Fairy tales we are told as children. Things like the fae are mischievous beings who hide random things in your home just to make it reappear later in the same spot."
"They aren't fairy tales boy. They are legends. The history of the world when it comes to non humans like us."
"What does this have to do with elementals though?"
"Not many actually use that term when telling the stories anymore. They have long been thought extinct so over the course of history became more vague of an existence. They are humans yet not human. Almost like a godly human. Its not sure how they came to be but if they learned to hone their powers they could be a terrifying force. It is said that they were hunted by the different beings of the world. For different reasons. Some were terrified of their power, others wanted to find ways to take their power. Either way, they were hunted to extinction. So everyone thought. If what you said is true, and I don't doubt you lass, then your father was an elemental. One of these beings. There isn't too much information on them. Which may be why I never knew that your father was one. I would take his advice and meditate lass."
I was stunned. My father was a being that was supposed to have been extinct? How could that be? Then the people who wanted to wipe them out or steal their power, could they be who killed him and are now hunting me? If so would they suspect my mother of being one? To many questions ran through my mind making me only more confused.
"I think even if it doesn't help me figure out my power, meditating to calm down would be a good idea anyway. Wilder, is there a place I can do this quietly?"
"I know just the place." I see a smirk on his face and find that when he looks like he is up to something he looks wildly handsome.