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"I see," Gorgon says, and I cannot read her feelings about the rowl "There are other concerns, Most High"

"What do you mean?"

"No person has ever held all the power There ht With the Teer in balance The power could change you…and you could change theI drop a small pebble into the river Ripples er recognize it "But if I hold the power, there is no ain as the idea forht be safe at last And"--I watch Ann pull a leaf from a tree and turn it into a butterfly with one breath--"I wouldn’t hold it for long"

"Is that a pro on searches the horizon with an air of unease "There is h It is best to make the alliance, and quickly"

This fear of Gorgon’s is odd I’ve not seen this side of her before

"Tell Philon…" I stop What can I tell Philon? That I needjust now except that I aive up that happiness yet? "Tell hion presses

"Soon," I say

"How soon?"

"When I return," I answer quickly, for I want to join my friends

"I shall wait for you to return, Most High" And with that, she closes her haunting eyes and sleeps

For hours we play, allowing the ic to flower fully within us till we feel that time itself is ours to hold The hope that has been doriddy with the happiness that possibility brings Felicity lazes in a swing she has fashioned fros her toes across the velvety grass

"If only we could show the world the depth of our power…" Felicity trails off, s

Ann picks a dandelion puff froe beside Lily Tri to stand beside you!"

Ann brings her hands dramatically to her bosom "‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair!’"