Shifted Fate (Amy) novel Chapter 19

Chapter Nineteen

The next morning was much of the same. I awoke to my father’s knock, and we made our way to the clearing. He nudged me into the clearing and I walked to the stump and sat down. By the time I looked back up, he was already gone.

“I don’t know what the fuck is going on, or what I am supposed to do here.” I shook my head and took off my shoes. I planted my feet and took a cleansing breath. Then I closed my eyes and focused, like my father explained. The air was a soft, gentle breeze. I felt it dance across my skin. It played with my hair, tangling my curls as it blew through the clearing. The early morning sun crested the tree tops. I could feel the warming light hit my skin.

I wiggled my toes in the grass, and it tickled my the bottom of my feet. I opened my hands, palm up on my knees, and settled deeper on to the stump.

“This is stupid.” I opened my eyes and looked around, but was talking to myself.”

“Is it?” I whirled around to see my father’s grandmother walking towards me.

“How is this possible?”

“Magic, granddaughter, magic.” She smiled as she made her way in front of me and then sat down. “Your father is foolish.” She crossed her legs and placed her hands palm up on her knees.

“Why do you say that?”

“Because he had years of training with me before I stuck him in this clearing with no guidance. You did not.”

“I have no idea what I am doing here.”

“I know, and that is why I am here.” She looked at me and gestured. “You are in the right position, well, almost. Get off the damn stump. It’s dead, and you need to connect to nature. Not death.” I got up and sunk into the grass and mimicked her, crossing my legs and flipping my hands up. “Better. Now close your eyes. Look inside yourself. Clear your mind of every thought, ever worry, and focus on your breathing.”

“What does this do to connect me to nature?”

gone far too She giggled, and I cracked an eye. “Nothing granddaughter, this is connecting you to you. You have long without knowing your true self. I think it is time you look inside. Once you know yourself, nature will come casier.”

“I know myself.” I sounded a little offended, but she just laughed at me again.

“Do you? Truly? Before you were sent here, you didn’t even know you had magic and now, you know yourself… come granddaughter. Give it a try.”

“Fine.” I closed my eyes and silenced my thoughts, which took longer than I would like to admit. Then I waited. But connecting to myself seemed a little more active than just waiting. So after nothing happening for however long, I started digging deeper. The deeper I went, the darker it got.

“Where are you?” I don’t know what I was looking for, but could feel something waiting.

“Hello Amy.” A glant dark wolf walked out of the blackness and sat in front of me. I don’t even know how I was

seeing the wolf, but it was like she gave off an inner light. Her golden eyes starred into mine and I lifted a hand. I touched the crescent moon of white fur on her forehead and I knew this was Nix.

“Hello Nix.”

“How do I look?”

Chapter Nineteen

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“Big. Bigger than any wolf I have ever seen.”