Gifts of the Moon-Mother

I landed just outside of the tunnel that would lead to the cavern. It didn’t take long at all for Rem and his two friends to show up behind me. I was sure he was very much ready to see his destined mate again, and the look on his face was a subdued joy.

Kayden glanced around as if he were looking for something or someone. He then spotted the egg in my arm and peered at it with confusion. After a moment, he looked up at me.

“What’s with the egg? And I thought you had helped Max? Did you not find anything? Did he…” trailing off, Kayden seemed unsure if he wanted to suggest Max had died and thus the reason for me going home without him.

It surprised me when it seemed he couldn’t read the mind of the being inside the egg. Was it not grown enough to have thoughts? Or could the being inside the egg already block their mind from the mind probe of the Ancient Ones?

“This is… or hopefully, will become, Max…&