Emma “Excuse you!” Did she just outright say I was carrying one of the originals? One of the first of our kind is in me? “I don’t understand. That can’t be. If the Moon Goddess has been paying any attention to me at all or has seen me trying to figure out a candy wrapper, she would never have put one of her first children in me”. I blindly reach for Aldrick until I grab hold of his shirt and pull myself into his lap while maintaining eye contact with her. The Prophet, that crazy old lady, is just chortling away watching my discomfort. Aldrick finally responds and quickly wraps his arms around me, pulling me deeper into his chest. His heart is beating at a pace that shouldn’t be possible. I can feel his anxiety and fear through the bond, and it’s just as high as mine. “I can’t even find

