Chapter thirty seven Mother nature gracefully takes a seat besides me, holding out her hand, presumably for me to take. I slowly extend my hand and she envelopes it with hers. As soon as she does I jump slightly, startled by all of the sensations. I feel her divine power flow through me. Why is she showing me this? “I am showing you this, Echo, because you are also a daughter of mine.” I cough slightly. “I beg your pardon? My understanding is that I descended from Aphrodite and Hephaestus.” She nods thoughtfully. “I am not able to have children, Echo, yet I’ve always wanted a daughter. So finally the time came when I realized I could give my energy and essence to a child at the moment of conception, therefore tying me to the child. I happened to be in the garden of Eden, enjoying my

