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"Oh." Selene said looking the massive books in front of her. "I think it would be wise if you looked at these with me." Selene sat on the couch with a great clump as the couch gave way under her. "oh dear I'm sorry. She scooted to make more room from Alex.

Just then some foot steps could be heard up stairs. "If you have company i could wait for another time." She smiled almost sadly.

Alex heard the footsteps from upstairs as well. "No worries about that. We have time to look at them." she told Selene.

So, Alex sat down next to her sister and grabbed one of the volumes. She moved so the large book was sitting on both their knees. Turning to the 1st page, she showed Selene a picture of the 2 of them right after they were born.

"Of course," Alex then stated, "You ARE the cutest of the 2, for sure."

Seth got out of the tub and wrapped a towel round him he walked into the room where he hd his cothes and got dressed. He heard voices from outside. He heard Alex and some other voice he didnt recognize.

As he walked into the garden he saw a woman who looked similar to Alex. She couldnt be her sister she passed way. But he wasnt told of ny other sisters. Maybe it was a cousin of hers?

" Hello Alex and hello to your friend. Who is she?" he asked Alex

Will walked a bit farther into the city until he found a small park. He smiled, grateful for a place to sit down and think. He approached an unoccupied bench and sat down. He looked at the trees around him and took his sketchbook back out. He started drawing random things he had seen since he got here: the gates, the bartender, a squirrel in a tree a couple feet ahead of him.

Marra froze, looking at Calib, her cool completely broken by this simple incident. She wanted to reach for the page, but her body just wouldn't move. Finally, she managed to gather her wits enough to mechanically take the page back, not bothering to stuff it away at this point. She simply placed it face down on the table. Her eyes locked with Calib, as if asking him what he had seen, and silently pleading him not to speak of it. After a moment, she dropped her gaze, almost defeated. If her was and Elemental, and she was fairly sure he probably was, it would be done. He would either causally mention this to his teacher, thinking nothing of it, or report her. Either way, it probably meant the worse. With a sigh, she looked at Alyssa. It took all she had in her not to cry with frustration.

"Anything else I can do for you?"

"My name?" Marra flushed a bit. They'd get it sooner of later, she supposed. "Marra. Marra Flannery." She held out a hand in good manner for the woman to receive in greeting should she choose to. "I'm sorry, I should have given it sooner." She glanced nervously at Calib, wondering what the young man could be thinking. Her mind formed a plan swiftly, should the boy choose to report her. The papers could be destroyed easily enough.

But the plant...what to do with the plant.

Marra let her curiosity overtake her fear for a moment. "Please don't think it ruse of me, but may I ask? Are you both Elementals. You must forgive me, but as a human, I don't quite know how to identify those of you with that particular..."

Particular what? Curse? Gift? Ailment? Choose your words wisely Marra, you've all ready bit off more than you can chew.

"...skill."

When Marra heard the words non-Elemental, her entire frame relaxed. He wouldn't have understood anything he saw then. I'll have to be more careful in the future. Though Alyssa's seeming concern at the question was evident, and she could guess what the woman was thinking "Please Miss Alyssa, don't misunderstand me. I have nothing against the Elementals, but as I am not one of you, " her gaze flickered briefly to Calib, "I don't quite understand your ways." It was true. Marra didn't harbor a dislike of Elementals in any way, but as time passed, and she saw the powers become increasingly more and more unpredictable, she couldn't help but feel a small amount of fear. And being a human in a city where humans were few and far between was difficult enough. It had never really occurred to her how alone she really was.

"Perhaps I can walk you two to your destination?" Marra asked, quickly changing the subject. "One of the Guru's is located just three or four blocks from my greenhouse. I could point you in the correct direction."

Marra collected herself, quickly gathering anything she had left lying around, including the offending sheaf of paper, and secured it all away before slipping a monetary note under her now empty tea pot,

"Right this way." Marra started her feet toward her greenhouse, noting things of importance idly on the way, and telling the pair where other Fire Elementals of note lived in relation to where they were at the present moment. Her greenhouse wasn't far, and within ten minutes they were standing in front of the gate. Marra was relieved to notice that the lock was still in tact. "Well, this is where I stop. If you go straight down that street for three blocks, and then turn one to the right, you should find a Guru there." She gestured down the street with her free arm. Once she was sure their gaze had followed, she dropped it, reaching into her coat pockets for her keys.