"The fifth element... I know that sign anywhere. I used to draw it all the time when I was a child."
Pulling the vine away further, I think back to the stories Daddy told me. I trace the pads of my finger along with the triangle. "Daddy said there was going to be a war against the world and us. I didn't know what he meant at the time, but more and more each day, Daddy's words are starting to make sense."
A twig on the ground snaps next to me, startling me from my thoughts. I turn around as fast as I can. Surrounding my body are pairs of red, white, blue, and brown glorious wings draping over the roots of the cedar tree. I was so caught up in the symbol that I forgot about the little girl that I had just seen or the shadows that cast over me when I first got here, but it didn't matter be
