Nova
Memories flood my mind as my parents hold me. I even remember the day I was born. I remember being taken from the hospital. Everything becomes too much, and I back away from them.
“Nova?” My mother reaches for me again. “Are you alright?”
I shake my head as the ground starts to spin, and I feel like collapsing, but Caspar catches me. I am comforted by our bond as I look into his grey eyes.
“Perhaps we should go inside and sit,” Caspar suggests.
“Yes, right this way,” My mother responds gently.
Caspar holds onto me as we walk into the castle. My mind is so muddled I don’t really see it. I just look straight ahead at my parents. My mother keeps looking sadly at me as we walk. I feel bad I am too messed up to enjoy being with them again.
“You couldn’t wait to mark her?” I hear my
