The Magics of Rei-Een Box Set by Georgina Makalani

Author:Georgina Makalani [Makalani, Georgina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648722748
Published: 2020-04-12T22:00:00+00:00

Remi stood in the middle of a courtyard. The sun was hot on his skin, and small veiled girls ran around him. Hidden princesses. He looked up at the great wall of the Palace Isle to find no one there. They all ran around and squealed and then, when a woman in white appeared at a black gate, they lined up quietly in single file. As the woman nodded, they started to move through the gate, but they murmured amongst themselves and she shushed them.

Another girl stood off to the side; she hadn’t joined the line. The other children turned back and looked at her as they moved through. The woman in white motioned towards her, but she turned away. Remi thought she was crying. He stepped forward, and she sank down to the ground.

‘You must follow your sisters,’ the woman said, her voice kind but firm.

She shook her head. ‘I’m not worthy of this.’

‘You were selected for a reason,’ the woman said, looking around. Then she dropped down by the child, her voice soft. ‘There is something very special about you. You are much stronger than you realise. You must find the strength or no matter your power, you will be lost.’

‘Sister,’ a firmer voice snapped from behind Remi, and he turned to see an older woman dressed just as the first.

‘She needs some encouragement,’ the first woman said to the older one.

‘It is not our place to encourage; it is to teach. If she is worthy of the prince, she will endure all the tests.’

The younger woman nodded and hurried off.

The older one stepped forward, and Remi had to move to avoid her walking into him. Either he was hidden himself or he was dreaming. But given that no one had lived here for so long, he was sure it was a dream. Although it felt very real.

‘You are special,’ the older woman said. ‘All of you are special in some way. It is why you were chosen. But you must harness your gifts, find your confidence, or another will triumph.’

The little girl nodded. Remi wondered just how old these children were and what kind of pressure they were placed under to meet the expectations of the crown prince and the Empire.

‘I have dreamt of another prince,’ the little girl said, wiping at her eyes. ‘What if I am not meant for this one?’

The woman studied the child, and Remi wondered what she could mean.

‘How do you know it was another prince?’ she asked.

‘I just knew,’ the child answered. Despite the uncertainty in her voice, she looked the woman square in the eye. ‘He had something very special.’

‘Did he?’ the woman asked, taking another step forward.

She nodded.

‘Did he know he was special?’

The little girl shook her head. ‘I had to show him, but he did not thank me for it.’

‘Not everyone is willing to embrace their destiny.’

‘I am,’ the girl whispered. ‘I know it is not here.’

The woman softened. ‘There may be a future for you that we cannot control.

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