Krista nodded. "This is a rudimentary lock and key system as far as the creators are concerned. Mara and Saule are both locked away in prisons within the planet and Sun. And there is only one way to get them out…"
Markos waited for his mother to respond as the ground quaked and a roar boomed in the distance. A sense of dread filled him as a chill crept down his spine. His hand around Sintija's shoulder trembled. She affectionately placed her hand over his to reassure him.
Is that your anxiousness I'm feeling Auseklis? Is that your body making that noise? The question came unbidden. He wasn't sure why it came to him. The wrinkle between his brows deepened.
Krista frowned as their attention was drawn north to what lay beyond the forest in the devastated land beyond this last sanctuary of life. "It seems, someone is impatient. I can't tell if this acceleration of the cycle is because an opportunity presents itself or if something has fundamentally changed within Jord."
