‘Thank you for bringing me here.’I dismounted and ran toDawn.
She stepped forward, eyes half-lidded and a slight smile on her lips.‘Kit is safe,’she said as I crashed into her neck and hugged hertightly.
‘Because of you.’When I pulled back, I saw concern in hereyes.
‘What’s wrong?’I askedher.
Dawn looked back at one of the big Galadrias. She was a stunning purple color, with wise pearl-colored eyes and large bushy feathers. The Galadria nodded, and Dawn looked back to me.‘Kit, Dawn must tell you something now. Something that will scareyou.’
I swallowed hard. How much more scary shit could I take?Honestly.
‘What is it?’I was never prepared for Dawn’s eerieproclamations.
‘Kit is stuck in the Dream Wars. Kit energy has been pulled into the grid. Breeders will not let Kit go backhome.’
I nearly swallowed mytongue.
Swaying on my feet, I fought down the panic that threatened to consumeme.
I’m stuck here?Alone?
It was my worst nightmare come tolife.
Eleven
Iwas still tryingto comprehend Dawn’s words, that I was stuckthere.
‘What? Who? How do you know that?’I asked in arush.
‘Kit has gift. Dawn has gift. Dawn sees,’she told me, then nuzzled under my arm so I could pet herneck.
Dawn sees. We’d never spoken about it, but she was oftenprophetic.
‘So I’ll never leave here?’I couldn’t keep the panic out of my voice.Why did I have to give that breeder the middle finger? Stupidego.
She pulled her head up and met my eyes.‘Dawn doesn’t see all. What Dawn sees can change. But for now, Kit is stuck in DreamWars.’
I wanted to throw up. I had no human food, my body was somewhere on Earth in a coma, and I had no way of telling Damien or Ronnie or any of my friends what was going on. Unless… I could contact their minds. Though right then wasn’t the right time. I needed to make sure the Galadrias accepted me. If I was stuck there for weeks or, God forbid, months on end, then I needed allies and a place tolive.
‘Are those Galadrias behind you your council?’ I asked her. I’d never even known they had a council. They seemed pretty chill and never spoke about rank orhierarchy.
Dawn nodded. ‘Galadria council likes Kit. Do not fear them,’ she toldme.
I moved away from Dawn and took one step toward them before bowing deeply because it seemed like a universal sign of “I am weak. Please don’t see me as athreat.”
‘Thank you for the invitation to sky home,’ I sent across the space and into theirminds.
One by one they nodded, and then the purple one approached me.‘Kit is welcome to stay in sky home for as long as she needs. Kit isspecial.’
It meant a lot to me that Dawn had talked me up enough that the council was sowelcoming.
‘Thank you.I can help out around sky home. Build things?’I asked. They didn’t have hands or fingers, so maybe I could be useful. Being useful was the only way not to overstay mywelcome.
The purple one smiled, which looked odd and comical on a Galadria snout.‘Kit can teach younglings about humans? Through the mind speak?’sheasked.
I chuckled. ‘Kit would love to teach younglings.’I peered just past the purple female to where a small heard of tiny Galadrias were rolling around some bright yellow mud. They were like three feet tall and freaking adorable, but I resisted my urge to start cooing overthem.
‘Last request,’ the purple Galadria said.‘Kit will name me. Like Dawn and Roger. A humanname.’
