Her heart swelled. “TAAron! You’re okay? You’re okay! How did you get out?” She felt rather confident that the large grin on her face had just stepped over the goofy threshold, but she didn’t care.
Haly took the signal in, feeling it and sensing it and understanding it. All of a sudden, she whirled…
…and landed in some place. She staggered, sort of dizzy.
Haly blinked more tears out of her eyes. TAAron needs help. I’ve got to get out of here.
Seri turned. “You all right? You don’t look great.”
“Just peachy,” Haly croaked, then slipped out of the dream.
It’s… complicated. She shook her head. I’ve never actually lived here. It’s just my homeworld. I found it and… Essa said I couldn’t come back. A tear dropped onto her cheek. She said I’m too… magically unstable. That I’d upset the balance.
Haly bit her lip. Okay.
She thought about the darkness. Wake up. Wake up wake up wake up.
The sea sprayed, and people hustled around her. Wake up. This isn’t real. Gotta wake up.
Tors, I don’t know it I can.