as that. I need to know everything. We all do.”
“I agree,” Rachel says. She smiles just because that’s what she does. She bounces her stare from Rick to Rob as she talks. “My family history is not like yours or yours. We do not have the history of the attacks and people being taken. And we have lots of records from the generations.”
“Those are items I would like to study,” Professor says.
“Sure,” Rachel says.
“Your family has never been attacked?” Rob asks.
“No,” Rachel says, “and our records go back a few hundred years or something like that. I have not read all of them but I do know most of them. But our stories are different.”
“Amazing,” Professor says, “No attacks, just amazing.”
“We meet our Fearlings at eight just like your family Rob,” Rachel says, “but at thirteen our Fearlings go to their resting and we do not see them for five years. They return to us as Molawners . Like Teelah , she is a Molawner and she can protect up to thirty feet not twenty like Sevol . She is very powerful.”
“Five years,” Rob says, “You went five years without seeing her? I can’t imagine not seeing Kynar for that long. And you’re not afraid of the dark during this time?”
“Well,” Rachel says. “That’s when we get a little not normal.”
“What?” Rick asks.
“We don’t do the whole dark thing during this time.”
“What?” Rick asks again, “The dark thing?”
“Yeah,” Rachel says. “For five years we don’t see one bit of darkness. Always lights, candles. We even have a house in Alaska, you know for like when it goes for a long time without night?”
“Amazing,” Professor says. “For five years you see no shadows. Amazing, the discipline your family has, just amazing.”
“Can Kynar do this resting and become a Molawner ?” Rob asks. He doesn’t like the idea of not seeing his Fearling for five years but he likes the sound of Kynar becoming a Molawner , becoming stronger to help protect his family. “Can he?”
“Yes,” Rachel says.
The Professor stands and walks across the floor to the wall. He reaches for the switch then stops. He turns to the others. “I say we all introduce ourselves.”
Rick turns to the Professor. He doesn’t like the idea but he knew that they were going to do it so he is ready.
Rob takes a breath then nods yes.
“Yeah,” Rachel says.
The Professor has an eager smile on his face. He flips the switch and the room darkens. The hall lights shine through the open doorways on both sides of the large room providing visibility to all but a dark area in the middle. That is where the three shadowy beings fade into vision. The smaller Kynar is first and is quickly followed by Teelah and Sevol . They each step forward to the edge of the darkness.
Rob stands and takes a step back. He stares at the three beings in front of him. He is not afraid but the sight intimidates him a little.
“Amazing,” the Professor says, “You three are amazing.”
PRESENT
The Professor looks around his empty hotel room and continues to talk as if someone is present.
“That night we learned a lot and became stronger for it. I will say this. That Kynar is stubborn. He will not do the resting. He will not leave Rob. He says that he has to protect him, always. Well, we can do that while he is resting.” The Professor is annoyed at his own words. “And if he returns a Molawner , he will be able to protect Rob with ease over Ekabar who would still be a Fearling.” He walks over to the bed and sits down. He takes a breath then stares across the room. “Well, it doesn’t matter, little James is going to meet his Fearling. Tomorrow could be very interesting.”
CHAPTER 5
The next day there is a small gathering for James Kelly’s eighth birthday. Julie is there with her son Stewart and they sit in the kitchen across the table
“I agree,” Rachel says. She smiles just because that’s what she does. She bounces her stare from Rick to Rob as she talks. “My family history is not like yours or yours. We do not have the history of the attacks and people being taken. And we have lots of records from the generations.”
“Those are items I would like to study,” Professor says.
“Sure,” Rachel says.
“Your family has never been attacked?” Rob asks.
“No,” Rachel says, “and our records go back a few hundred years or something like that. I have not read all of them but I do know most of them. But our stories are different.”
“Amazing,” Professor says, “No attacks, just amazing.”
“We meet our Fearlings at eight just like your family Rob,” Rachel says, “but at thirteen our Fearlings go to their resting and we do not see them for five years. They return to us as Molawners . Like Teelah , she is a Molawner and she can protect up to thirty feet not twenty like Sevol . She is very powerful.”
“Five years,” Rob says, “You went five years without seeing her? I can’t imagine not seeing Kynar for that long. And you’re not afraid of the dark during this time?”
“Well,” Rachel says. “That’s when we get a little not normal.”
“What?” Rick asks.
“We don’t do the whole dark thing during this time.”
“What?” Rick asks again, “The dark thing?”
“Yeah,” Rachel says. “For five years we don’t see one bit of darkness. Always lights, candles. We even have a house in Alaska, you know for like when it goes for a long time without night?”
“Amazing,” Professor says. “For five years you see no shadows. Amazing, the discipline your family has, just amazing.”
“Can Kynar do this resting and become a Molawner ?” Rob asks. He doesn’t like the idea of not seeing his Fearling for five years but he likes the sound of Kynar becoming a Molawner , becoming stronger to help protect his family. “Can he?”
“Yes,” Rachel says.
The Professor stands and walks across the floor to the wall. He reaches for the switch then stops. He turns to the others. “I say we all introduce ourselves.”
Rick turns to the Professor. He doesn’t like the idea but he knew that they were going to do it so he is ready.
Rob takes a breath then nods yes.
“Yeah,” Rachel says.
The Professor has an eager smile on his face. He flips the switch and the room darkens. The hall lights shine through the open doorways on both sides of the large room providing visibility to all but a dark area in the middle. That is where the three shadowy beings fade into vision. The smaller Kynar is first and is quickly followed by Teelah and Sevol . They each step forward to the edge of the darkness.
Rob stands and takes a step back. He stares at the three beings in front of him. He is not afraid but the sight intimidates him a little.
“Amazing,” the Professor says, “You three are amazing.”
PRESENT
The Professor looks around his empty hotel room and continues to talk as if someone is present.
“That night we learned a lot and became stronger for it. I will say this. That Kynar is stubborn. He will not do the resting. He will not leave Rob. He says that he has to protect him, always. Well, we can do that while he is resting.” The Professor is annoyed at his own words. “And if he returns a Molawner , he will be able to protect Rob with ease over Ekabar who would still be a Fearling.” He walks over to the bed and sits down. He takes a breath then stares across the room. “Well, it doesn’t matter, little James is going to meet his Fearling. Tomorrow could be very interesting.”
CHAPTER 5
The next day there is a small gathering for James Kelly’s eighth birthday. Julie is there with her son Stewart and they sit in the kitchen across the table
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