Kali:
Uriel’s embrace was warm and inviting, two things I realized he was not comfortable sharing with me right now. So, when my grandmother asked a question, I used the moment to pull away from Uriel, to push his hair from his eyes, and thank him for being there for me before I pulled away and walked back to the board.
“Why do you believe Cronus will come sooner than in your time?”
“Because the reason for his return in the first place occurred after my sword drew its first taste from me,” I recalled the first time I used it in battle. At just fifteen, I used that sword to take the life of a man who came into Clearwater with ill intention. Shortly after, Cronus arrived. He sensed the use of his father's magic, a magic he would never admit that he craved.
“Your sword called to him?” Ur
