43. Changeling

Finn

Rowena had said Everest would need to sleep through the night. As impressive as the gifts were they certainly put a strain on her energy levels. I had carried her to one of the empty rooms and curled up with her. The aura that had radiated from her that night had been pure power. As the spell had broken, a rumbling of electricity had cracked across the sky. Rowena had cackled, and had said “Helios knows…” I couldn’t say I’d ever met another person who took so much delight in challenging the ancient Gods…

As Everest’s sun aura had faded to be replaced by her moon aura, Rowena had stopped channeling.

“She’s changing now…her power blocks magic…interesting.” I was shocked. Everest’s sun power protected and healed others, and the moon aura protected her from magic. Who knows that else she could do? How was it possible th