“Why couldn’t she stay? Where is she?”
“I don’t know. Maybe some energies can’t be sustained for as long.”
“I had so much to tell her. It’s not fair.”
“I know, but you will see her again. I promise. I’ll bring you back here one day. You have my word.”
“Thank you, Kara. Thank you so much for this.”
“Of course, Sasha. As far as I’m concerned, we are sisters now. You never have to be alone again.”
Sasha smiled and wiped her eyes. “I really have to stop crying,” she said. Sasha and Kara laughed together, bonding through the ghost of their entwined pasts.
Further down the spring, Dorian accompanied Xia and Julius while they spoke with Ileanna and Myria. “It’s good to see you two again,” Julius said.
“Yes, it is, love. How have you been?” Ileanna asked.
“I’ve managed. I’ve missed you.”
