ELRETH
"I had to watch… I had to watch them decide to leave when it got out of control. They looked at each other, then at me. One of them told me sorry, then they ran for the door, but when they opened it…"
Elreth closed her eyes and swallowed hard. When she opened them, she could see Aaryn staring at the male, his face pained.
They both remembered that fire. She had been fourteen, and he'd been eighteen when it happened. They hadn't known why—fire in the Tree City was rare without a lightning strike.
