No Time to Fly (The Dream Guardian Series: An Epic Fantasy Adventure Book 2) by S. E. Henry

Author:S. E. Henry [Henry, S. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wood Duck Creative, LLC
Published: 2022-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Reverse & Exit at the Fall

Terryn breathed deep and exhaled. She was in the Between. The place outside of the stream of time and in between the dimension gateways. Floral wisps and earthy loam smells of the Between’s streambed mixed in the air.

Leaves rustled in the wind.

Leaves? Trees didn’t grow in the Between. It was a land of flat, rolling plains of grass, scrub bushes, and flowers. Terryn looked behind her. A curled tree trunk wrapped in silvery, knotted bark rose from where the portal had just closed. The twinkling stars shimmered through the silver tree branches and emerald leaves that unfurled above her, sheltering her from their alluring songs. She touched the tree, half expecting her fingertips to pass through it, Terryn marveled at its beauty. Instead, the trunk hummed with energy as if all of life were contained within its center. As she stroked the uneven bark, her hand warmed, and her memories from Imperious Nox—training with Derrik, fighting the zen’nacht in the stream and how she’d saved her dad—returned to her.

She was surprised to find the pain of that memory had lessened. At least now, she better understood why he’d reacted the way he had. He didn’t want to know the future, but she’d shown him anyways. What had he done with the knowledge that he would abandon his future children, she wondered. Had he made a different decision? Decided to keep them? She didn’t think so, based on the fact that she still had memories of growing up at the Children’s Home. Her heart ached. Yet, a part of her still hoped he would change his future, her past. She still didn’t fully understand how the stream worked, so perhaps there was still a chance he’d decided to do what was best for her and Trigg instead of just himself.

There was only one way to know.

She would use the stream to travel to that point in time and find out for herself.

Slinging her bag onto her shoulder, Terryn walked back to the stream bank. She saw the gateways of Imperious Nox on the streambed across the way. On her side, the banks curved allowing her to view the gateways on her side of the stream showed wisps of sylphs flying through trees.

She began walking in the direction of where she thought the fork had branched off from Earth’s gateways. The activity stretched her legs and warmed her muscles. Using the tree as her point of reference, she walked for about twenty minutes upstream before she reached the fork where the stream split the gateways to the sylphs’ world and Earth’s.

She took a quick break, dribbling her fingers in the blue water that reflected the twinkling sky. Then, with a careful exhale, she dove into the stream. This time, she didn’t hesitate to breathe in the water. Down, down, down, she sank, past woody foliage and dozens of purple goldfish that darted in and out of the plants’ long roots. The starlight pierced the surface and speckled the sandy bottom with light that seemed to dance with joy.

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