Advanced Development (story)

Now he sighed in defeat. "Forgive me. I know you speak the truth. Not even a Devoted of the Hyspire would lie about this."

Aerana looked at Daevyn. He had woken up when Elysse took him, but he did not seem upset by his nap being cut short. He was surprisingly alert and developed for being little more than a week old. He already had a good layer of soft brown hair, and paid more attention to sounds and lights than another baby his same age might. His eyes looked up at Elysse with obvious interest.


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Anger (story)

Xeldan clenched his fists in frustration, anger sweeping over his hard features. His deep green eyes glared at Elysse. "He can't be," the man told her firmly. "He's only a baby. And look at him! Does he look as if he has any special power? He is a normal child!"

"If you were going to refuse to believe my answer, why did you call me here in the first place?" Elysse met his anger with an icy calm.

(Read all previous parts of the story here: http://propheciesofshadow.blogspot.com/p/chapter-one.html)