“Yes, I know of them. That is why I’m here, to protect her.”
“My forest has enjoyed a long time of peace. But their presence brought three acolytes into my kingdom.”
Zuri nodded. “Hmm, to what element did they ascribe?”
“The acolytes represented three of the four dark elemental powers. Thankfully, fire was not in their midst. But they caused an unnatural storm with winds that damaged branches and hail that battered the spring flowers that we’d finally managed to coax out of slumber.”
Zuri wasn’t exactly sure where the royal wood nymph was going with this information, but she nodded and said, “We are aware and are dealing with the situation.”
“The Mark is still undecided.”
Zuri frowned. “What do you mean?”
“She is to be an Earth elementalist. I can see her aura. But half of it is bla
