Chapter Nineteen: Kaine

"—they're truly remarkable creatures. If I could be anything, I think I'd want to be an angel."

"See I'd want to be a mermaid."

"You mean a merman?" she snorts.

I make a face. "A merman fine whatever, I think being able to breathe under water and having the ability to explore the deep sea and literally go where others can't would be absolutely amazing," I mutter.

She smiles and nods absentmindedly. "Yeah that would be pretty amazing, but I'd still rather be an angel," she chuckles.

My eyebrows furrow. "Okay why though?"

"Well one because they can fly—which you can already do so no wonder you'd rather be a mermaid. But also, because they are some of the fiercest warriors I've ever seen. I've never met one in person, but I've seen them hundreds of times in my parent's memories—"

"Wait your parent's memories?"

She nods. "Yeah have you ever read that book series the humans are obsessed