Chapter 10I dreamed of sunshine, red and gold; of dark cathedral pines and the forests of home. I did not see David, or Phineas, or anything reeking of warpers. Gleaming white beneath the trees, I saw only Ayita.
My young fleet waited patiently for me to approach, her massive green eyes shimmering with emotion as she ducked her muzzle towards my outstretched hand.
“I’ve missed you, girl.” As it had been all my life, I could not hear her thoughts. I never would, not now. I wasn’t an earth fae, and never would be. But I could feel her emotions, how her heart leapt at my presence.
Was she really here? Were we really connecting in the dreamtime, as I had with David, or was she simply a figment of my imagination?
I decided I didn’t care. We were here, dream or not, together for the first ti
