Kayla

Kayla was laid inside a hut, with her eyes bandaged. Vignette had stepped outside and after a while it was Isla who stepped inside.

‘Villagers are crowding the hut, wondering how you’re doing. They care about you,’ she said.

No response from Kayla.

‘I see my mentor in you, your father. Someone who would do what needs to be done. You would be perfect as an Agent.’ Isla sat on the ground beside Kayla. ‘The healers had given up on you. Your grandmother is crying.’

Isla looked at the roof of the hut.

‘I’ll take you to the city with me. There, someone I know will heal you, and I’ll have you enter the Agent examination in return.’

Isla slid her arms under Kayla’s neck and knee, then stood up and carried her outside the hut.

She smiled. ‘I look forward to it, Kayla Argonaut.’

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