bushes.
“There is something here. Tread lightly.” Jax said to Reven through the Shengari’ as she turned in a circle, trying to see what the animals were telling her was there.
Sensing something was off, Jax holstered her gun and held up her hands. “We’re not here to hurt you. We’re here to help you, protect you.”
Jax heard what sounded like squirming to her left and turned towards the sound. “Cal the tiger said you told him that we would be good to him. He now has a wonderful new home where he can play and finally be happy. I swear I will find you a home just like that. We… I’m different. Like you.”
Another whimper and the squirming sound increased for a moment before going silent again. Reven turned around slowly, trying to figure out where the sound was coming from. It was right in front of them, yet they couldn’t see anything.
“What the fuck?” Reven said to Jax with confusion.
Chapter Four
Jax shook her head and struggled to see something, anything that would indicate where the sounds were coming from. She didn’t want to frighten the children, but she had no idea if there were more people hunting them or how much time they had before a neighbor noticed them.
“You know that I can speak to the animals. Like Cal. So don’t be frightened, we just want to help you.” Jax said out loud before sending a call she rarely used and one she hoped wouldn’t terrify the children.
Moments later, Jax watched intently as the air around them began to fill with moths. When Reven looked to smack at them, Jax grabbed his wrist and shook her head. She continued to hold him as the moths converged a few feet away from them in front of a tree.
Within moments, the moths had perched on the now obvious outline of a small girl holding a toddler in her arms against a tree. Jax stepped closer very slowly.
“Don’t worry, they won’t hurt you. They are friends of mine. You have the most awesome gift I have ever seen!” Jax said with a smile as she kneeled down a few feet from the kids. The shaking of the wings on the moths told Jax that the children were terrified and she wanted to appear less threatening to them.
Jax didn’t even glance over when Reven also kneeled down next to her. She was surprised at the gentleness in his voice when he spoke to the children.
“My name is Reven and this is Jax.” Reven said pointing to Jax before continuing.
“Is your gift camouflage? Because that is really cool. Besides Jax, who can talk to animals, I have a friend named Jess, who can make things out of thin air. Just like magic! I swear. My friend True can make fire with her hands, and her sister Dare can move things with only her thoughts.” Reven said as he tried to hide his grin when he saw the girl relax a little as the toddler slipped slightly in her arms.
The poor thing is probably exhausted from carrying her Reven thought before he continued. “Our friend Bree is helping to look for you too, and she can also make things like magic. We have a lot of friends who are gifted, like you are. We protect each other from the bad people. Like the ones who tried to hurt you.”
“Don’t be scared, but I’m going to take my jacket off so you can wear it. It’s chilly out here, and I don’t want you to get sick from the cold.” Reven said as he slowly pulled his arm out of the left sleeve, watching the moths wings shake more quickly as the young girl trembled with fear.
Whatever camouflage the child was capable of; it was thorough; he thought noticing that there was no energy bleed of any kind that he could read. It was as if the children didn’t exist. If it weren’t for the moths, they would have never known they were there at all.
Once he pulled the jacket free of his other arm, he looked up at where the children were standing, and he balled it up in his hands. “I’m going to toss it to the ground in front of you. Kind of like
“There is something here. Tread lightly.” Jax said to Reven through the Shengari’ as she turned in a circle, trying to see what the animals were telling her was there.
Sensing something was off, Jax holstered her gun and held up her hands. “We’re not here to hurt you. We’re here to help you, protect you.”
Jax heard what sounded like squirming to her left and turned towards the sound. “Cal the tiger said you told him that we would be good to him. He now has a wonderful new home where he can play and finally be happy. I swear I will find you a home just like that. We… I’m different. Like you.”
Another whimper and the squirming sound increased for a moment before going silent again. Reven turned around slowly, trying to figure out where the sound was coming from. It was right in front of them, yet they couldn’t see anything.
“What the fuck?” Reven said to Jax with confusion.
Chapter Four
Jax shook her head and struggled to see something, anything that would indicate where the sounds were coming from. She didn’t want to frighten the children, but she had no idea if there were more people hunting them or how much time they had before a neighbor noticed them.
“You know that I can speak to the animals. Like Cal. So don’t be frightened, we just want to help you.” Jax said out loud before sending a call she rarely used and one she hoped wouldn’t terrify the children.
Moments later, Jax watched intently as the air around them began to fill with moths. When Reven looked to smack at them, Jax grabbed his wrist and shook her head. She continued to hold him as the moths converged a few feet away from them in front of a tree.
Within moments, the moths had perched on the now obvious outline of a small girl holding a toddler in her arms against a tree. Jax stepped closer very slowly.
“Don’t worry, they won’t hurt you. They are friends of mine. You have the most awesome gift I have ever seen!” Jax said with a smile as she kneeled down a few feet from the kids. The shaking of the wings on the moths told Jax that the children were terrified and she wanted to appear less threatening to them.
Jax didn’t even glance over when Reven also kneeled down next to her. She was surprised at the gentleness in his voice when he spoke to the children.
“My name is Reven and this is Jax.” Reven said pointing to Jax before continuing.
“Is your gift camouflage? Because that is really cool. Besides Jax, who can talk to animals, I have a friend named Jess, who can make things out of thin air. Just like magic! I swear. My friend True can make fire with her hands, and her sister Dare can move things with only her thoughts.” Reven said as he tried to hide his grin when he saw the girl relax a little as the toddler slipped slightly in her arms.
The poor thing is probably exhausted from carrying her Reven thought before he continued. “Our friend Bree is helping to look for you too, and she can also make things like magic. We have a lot of friends who are gifted, like you are. We protect each other from the bad people. Like the ones who tried to hurt you.”
“Don’t be scared, but I’m going to take my jacket off so you can wear it. It’s chilly out here, and I don’t want you to get sick from the cold.” Reven said as he slowly pulled his arm out of the left sleeve, watching the moths wings shake more quickly as the young girl trembled with fear.
Whatever camouflage the child was capable of; it was thorough; he thought noticing that there was no energy bleed of any kind that he could read. It was as if the children didn’t exist. If it weren’t for the moths, they would have never known they were there at all.
Once he pulled the jacket free of his other arm, he looked up at where the children were standing, and he balled it up in his hands. “I’m going to toss it to the ground in front of you. Kind of like
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