The Chilling Change Of Air (Elemental Awakening, Book 3) by Nicola Claire

Author:Nicola Claire [Claire, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Let... Me... In

Isadora hadn't awoken by dinner. Even I was beginning to worry. If she didn't come-to soon, I was going to have to break my promise to Theo. The Moreton Bay Fig Tree had somehow miraculously survived the earthquake, and I knew I'd start my attempts there.

Gi had been the first Element to Awaken, it would be the first I reconnected with.

Dinner was a subdued affair. Without being able to connect to the outside Athanatos world, and with the repetitive and rather inadequate announcements on the Civil Defence radio station, we felt extremely cut off and ineffectual. There was only so much tidying of rubble about the place, stacking of provisions and organising a ration system, that you could do.

By the time the sun set and no further Genesis threat had appeared we all decided we'd hit the sack and get as much sleep as we could, knowing tomorrow could bring another disaster. Theo offered to take first watch, with Aktor moving into Isadora's room to keep an eye on her, and Mark being locked out of either duty altogether.

I was up for third watch, after Nico took over from Theo, so I crawled onto the big mattress, covered myself with the blankets Aktor and Sonya had salvaged, and waited for sleep to arrive.

There was no reason to think my grandfather would appear in a dream visit, I hadn't had another Awakening, but as I finally drifted off to sleep I kept hoping that he would. If he was in CERN, he had access to whatever Element he could steal, and might have an answer for us on how we could reconnect with ours.

I wasn't sure whose side he actually was on. One of the first things told to me when I became a Gi was that the Alchemists were the enemy. Of course, that was laughable when the Pyrkagia and Gi had proven equally as deadly to me. The Aeras not so bad, but quite frightening. I hadn't met a Nero yet, and I wasn't in any hurry.

So, who to trust? I'd chosen to put my faith in Theo. As my Thisavros he was compelled to protect me. Above all else, even his beloved Pyrkagia. Now, he was no longer my Thisavros, and yet I still found myself sure of his loyalty. But my brother, who as family should have gotten an automatic vote? I couldn't decide. And that left me in turmoil.

I knew another Genesis moment was approaching and I felt off centre, powerless, afraid. Not sure if I could trust any advice given by either Mark or Gramps. Not sure we had enough knowledge ourselves to get out of this mess without their aid.

It made for a fitful sleep, and definitely no dream visit. By the time Theo slipped into the bed beside me, in a move that felt more natural than it should have, I hadn't made progress on any front. Still lost. Still unsure. Still scared.

He pulled me close, kissed my forehead, and murmured in a tired voice, "Go back to sleep.

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