The Wish Factor by Galenorn Yasmine

Author:Galenorn, Yasmine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 2018-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

EVERYBODY ELSE WAS snoozing, taking a long nap after dinner, but Younger Son was wide awake. He kept being startled by strange noises. The little cjinn was terrified of this wide, wild, world, and he couldn’t help but question his father’s wisdom in bringing them all there. He shivered, hoping his mother would follow through with her threat to take them home the next day. He had seen quite enough, thank you, he didn’t want to stay here. There was too much danger. He could feel it in his gut.

He was trying to curl up and drift off to sleep when he smelled something. It smelled familiar, and yet it made him nervous. He sniffed the air, raising his nose.

Fire. He could smell fire.

Could they have returned home already? Perhaps while he had dozed earlier, they had returned to the realm of fire. If he found the fire, maybe they’d be safe and sound. Fire, he understood. Younger Son could talk to the flames, and they seemed to listen to him.

He cautiously stood, stretching. A glance at his mother showed him that Mollikins was deep asleep. He didn’t want to wake her, since he knew how tired she was.

Although he was afraid, he thought that perhaps if he found the fire, it could tell him where they were and how to get home to their meadow. And that would show how helpful he could be. Slightly confused, and still yawning, he padded over toward the structure.

He followed along the side of the stone building, sniffing the flowers that grew near the walls, until he reached the corner. Pausing, he peeked around the edge. If he continued, he’d be out of sight of his family. But then again, all he would have to do was retrace his steps and he would find them, so he put on a brave face and decided to make his father proud. He would explore a little farther. He so wanted to make his father proud.

A butterfly flew around his head and he batted at it, then chased a dragonfly for a moment before he came to the edge of the building.

As he peeked around the side, he could see a creature standing there, next to a flame. The creature was standing on two legs, tall beyond anything that Younger Son had ever seen.

Oh, elementals were tall and huge, but they were always shifting, always moving.

This creature looked solid. His front legs were high up on his body, and he was furless, though he had strange garments hanging off of him.

This must be a human, Younger Son thought, watching, curious.

The flames were crackling, shooting sparks everywhere, and the smell of roasting meat hit his nose, making his stomach rumble. He had eaten his fill of mice, but this smelled delicious.

At that moment, another creature—much like the one standing by the fire—came running up.

Younger Son thought she was a female, given the feel of her energy, and her voice was shrill as she yelled something in a language that the cjinn didn’t understand.

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