“And, Ku’Aya.” Semiramis turned to face her. “It sounds like it wasn’t really a big deal to you. Were you just trying to get your older brother in trouble?”
“It’s Ku,” she murmured. “And he’s not my brother.”
Semiramis raised an eyebrow. “Excuse me?” There was that tone again. She could be...
I would have lost myself to my memories again if Ku hadn’t brought me back. “You coming?” she asked.
Spinning around, I found she had that amused grin on her face once more. I took my garb off and grinned back at her. She turned toward the forest, blushing.
Jogging forward, I threw my garb...
I stood before the great Stavis tree. My instincts told me it was the father of the forest. Ku’Aya was grinning at me again, but I didn’t look over at her. She had always been a strange one.
As an Aelacrin, Ku was just about average. Her green skin was still a little pale for her age, and the...