Crystal Shows Herself. Twelve hours away, on the other side of the world, El and Evan were sweltering in the noonday sun. Their meditation had brought neither one of them closer to the answers they sought. “I’m not getting anywhere.” Evan sneaked a peek to see if El was still sitting across from him, even though he still held her hands. “Shush,” was El’s only reply. “Neither one of you will learn anything if you don’t settle your minds. Regrettably, we must end this exercise. I sense we are about to have a family reunion,” the blind monk said as he guided himself to the couple with a wooden staff. “Is Crystal finally showing up?” El jumped up, barely able to contain her excitement. “No, these are some cousins approaching from Misty’s side of the family. Evan, you will soon learn you’