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***Excerpt from Darkness in Green & Gold, chapter 1***
âCara, child, I know you feel left out but we will share what information we can when the time is right,â Jenyx said. His usual soft and gentle voice rang with a sharp edge in her mind.
Wesâs jaw twitched as he heard it too.
âThe council meeting was three months ago already. How much longer do you need to figure stuff out before you tell us whatâs going on?â She couldnât keep the acid from her tone.
âIt is complicated. The situation is not what we expected, and we have yet to discover the meaning of these new Pyx in the area. They have avoided all the usual communications with others. Your reactions to them, current mood included, are worrisome, to say the least.â
âYeah, or maybe Iâm just an angry teenager,â she grumbled. âOr Iâm going crazy. Again.â
âEnough.â Wesâs low, quiet voice was gentle but his words were firm. âI might not know what youâre going through, but we all know the real you. And angry isnât you. This attitude is coming from them and you know it.â
She started to shake her head. âMaybe Iâm like all the people we hear about in the news these days not acting like themselves. Donât look at me like that. Iâm serious. Somethingâs going on. How do you know itâs not affecting me too, whatever it is?â
Her gut twisted with a wave of regret she couldnât place and she glanced at Jenner. She didnât think sheâd ever get used to being struck by random feelings out of the blue.
âFine.â Wes turned and started down the path.
âWait up. Where are you going?â
âIf you wonât listen to reason, maybe a more permanently cheerful friend can make you see things in a different light.â
Cara rolled her eyes but fell into step beside him.
âEven if youâre right, itâs Pyx whose feelings I absorb, not people.â
âNot even exceptionally sunny people?â Wes shot her one of his rare smiles.
The corner of her mouth twitched up. She scoffed. âWorth a shot I guess.â
âBesides, getting away from this area canât hurt. If youâre feeling this mad, they could be close. They could even be watching us.â
She glanced over her shoulder. Shafts of pale winter light split the woods, filtering through the gaps above and illuminating some of the shadows. Nothing jumped out at them but a tingle worked its way up her spine as she hurried forward.