5. Saelyn
Chapter 5
Saelyn
I was seven years old, and I only knew Felgren.
I knew it had existed forever, and I knew that it was more than a place.
Felgren lived.
It lived through the roots and earth. It lived through the giant wolves and even the smallest creatures that scuttled through the underbrush.
I laid on my back, my long hair sprawled out around me, the sun glistening through the trees, blinking hello as the breeze shifted the branches.
“Saelyn!”
I heard my name called again, but I did not wish to go. Why would I leave my bed of soft dirt and tickling grass? Why would I rise to hear a half-hearted scolding from Pah-Pah before he snuck me treats and sent me on my way?
I was seven, and I knew Felgren lived in me.
I knew that our fates were linked forever by its past and my future.
I sighed and giggled as roots of the trees twisted around my arms. Felgren wanted me to stay, too. So, I nestled more into my forest bed, closed my eyes, and ignored my name being called on the wind.