Gracie paused to think about that. A closely guarded secret? Why? It wasn't something that she had any control over. She didn't get to pick and choose which guardian lit up like a Christmas tree.
"What Christmas tree?" Tanin linked.
Gracie's eyes went to Arax and saw the curiosity in his gaze. In her mind, she pictured the tree her family put in the living room every year at Christmas. It was unlit until you flipped a switch and all the lights brightly lit up.
"Ah," Arax said. " Good description." He was the only person who knew what Gracie saw when his guardians had 'lit up'. She was able to show him through their link.
Gracie didn't see the point in withholding the information from the elders. Arax trusted them and that was enough for her. The fact that her ance
