I sighed as Ashet slumped onto me, looking bleary eyed, and was unsurprised when she complained of the horrible dream that had plagued her so often lately. My poor friend. "I'm sorry." I said, and sent she a little spark of good spirit, trying to make her feel better.<br/><br/>We sat in silence for a while, then I stiffened.<span style="font-style: italic">The forest. This forest. A women. A tree. A flower. A lost feeling. A magic aura. Earth.</span>It burned behind my eye and in my chest. "Someone is close," I said to Ashet, standing. It was unusual that anyone would stray this close to our safe haven, even more uncommon that they would do us no harm if they found us, and unheard of that they held our secret magic and had an element affinity. "We have to call a meeting. We have to find someone."