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Chapter 58 Cha-lee and his family left the Tri within days of his return from Guardian. Xenritha stayed longer but, comforted by Katrina’s assurances, went as well. He had a new home courtesy of Guardian and was anxious to be settled. Katrina spent a great deal of time meditating and practicing her fighting skills. The Olvecks saw her little and held even less of her attention when she was around. Her thoughts rested nearly exclusively on her ‘gift’ from Guardian. Repeatedly she replayed the entire meeting, looking for hidden meanings, regretting words said and unsaid, and wondering at how very differently it could have ended. Her emotions flashed and changed so quickly that she never knew how she felt. Joy and anxious expectation followed confusion and despair while underlying fears and worries nagged at her constantly. On top of it all, the knowledge that the only footsteps echoing in the Tri’s halls were her own and that was not likely to change for quite awhile. She knew how badly Xenritha wished to be away when she told him goodbye, but it had not occurred to her how completely lonely she would be when he was gone. And how was she to have the child alone? That question brought tears more than once. |
