No.
“Any of the seven councils?”
No.
“The periphery?”
Nothing direct. A faint signal.
“That will have to do. Open the way.”
As you command.
She held her father’s hand. The Eye hovered above the book, slowly turning. The air in the temple grew still. The rays of light filtering through the stone pillars focused on the center, until the Eye reflected a brilliant white. The light expanded outward and engulfed them.
Ana turned and waved at Aaron before the portal closed. She thought she saw his tiny hand waving back. When the light receded she stood on a rocky bluff overlooking a sapphire sea that reflected a golden moon.
Her father took a few tentative steps down before turning around and holding out his hand. “Are you ready, Ana?”
“I am now that you’re with me.”
They walked hand in hand down the rocky slope, the rest of the universe at their backs and the hope of discovery just over the horizon.
The End
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