Chapter 75
LAVENIA
My brother’s prayers did not go unheard.
The moment I heard his voice, panicked, I knew where he was. Not far from the coast, I hoped I could make it to him in time.
“Rainier needs me,” I said, not willing to explain hearing his pleas. There was time for reflection on my new gifts later. I grabbed Mairin’s hand, not wanting to leave her behind. Foxglove hurried to nestle against Mairin’s neck, and I couldn’t deny the tiny seaborn who had saved me.
The water around me heated and swirled, and I told it where I wanted to go. Within a few moments, the water had grown far lighter, the color that of the Mahowin Strait, and I knew I had arrived.
As I breached the surface, all I could see was an incandescent blaze falling from the cliffside. I could feel the ground shaking beneath the water, my brother’s divinity reacting to something he couldn’t stop, and I knew exactly who was within those flames.
I did my best. As the white light sped toward the water, like a falling star, I coaxed the sea to meet it.
Rainier’s voice thundered in my mind, and all I could do was hope I’d been able to cushion her fall.