"I felt it," she continues, her eyes shimmering with emotion, "I don’t know what had changed, but it was tangible. You carried a power and a potential that none of your ancestors had. I knew this could be the only chance for a millennia. And then…a couple of your years ago, I sensed it-"
Her expression darkens.
"-The dark hybrid who hunts you. And suddenly, everything made sense. Nature was finding its balance. At long last, nature was allowing the light to try to rise again—to counter the darkness."
I nod slowly, absorbing her words. Somehow, I understand.
"You had enough light, enough that I could reach out to you when you were in rural areas," she explains, "I whispered to you, urging you to leave, because staying there made you weaker. Even in such a grey, lifeless place, you still
