She’d landed within the Brushlands, at an abandoned mining village that skirted the capital. There Serrena had found everything she needed to fulfill her mission. A quiet place to hide and serve her master well.
She resented having Abda watching over her shoulder, pointing out every single detail as if Serrena hadn’t thought of it first. But the elders had insisted on working in pairs, on making sure they were never vulnerable to the corruptions of the outside world. Serrena and Abda were, of course, both Kage, born to the dark shimmering world of Quarzite. Banished by their clans for refusing to fight. For Serrena, it wasn’t the violence she turned from. It was the insignificance of it.
Abda had found people who accepted the broken parts of herself. They welcomed her. From the minute she’d left home— no. It wasn’t home anymore. She had to shed the blinders in her mind. From the minute she’d left Quarzite, she’d become a different person with a new name and new purpose. She’d seen how wide the galaxy was. How cruel it was, too.Her feet were a whisper against the stone as she shivered out of their abandoned shelter and into the night.
“Do you want me to wake Serrena?” Abda glanced back, but the Mother tutted her tongue against straight teeth.“I’m sorry we’ve failed you. I—”
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