(Kael)
The following morning I wake up before dawn. Aria is still sleeping, but it's not peaceful. She keeps making small sounds of distress, her body tense even in sleep.
Last night terrified me. Not just the vision she described, but how real it was for her. How certain she seemed that it would happen.
I've never seen her have a vision like that before. She's had strong instincts, sensed danger before it arrived, known things she shouldn't be able to know. But never anything this detailed. Never anything that woke her up screaming.
The pregnancy must be changing her abilities. Making them stronger. More vivid.
And that scares me almost as much as what she saw.
I get out of bed quietly and dress for the day. The council meeting is in two hours. I need to figure out how to present th
