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A little taste of Sky Stone by Scarlett Van Dijk

I listened intently, mouth hanging open in astonishment. Nothing seemed real—this must be a dream. I decided to stick with that conclusion and took another sip of my tea. Aaron merely sat sipping his, nodding occasionally during Aiyanna’s story, as though this was common knowledge.
“A Sky Guardian,” Aaron finally whispered thoughtfully. “I didn’t think another would come to Tolla after Lae was killed.”
Despite the calming effect of the tea, I nearly choked. “Killed? Why was he killed?”
“King Marius’s soldiers got him. That power-hungry mongrel managed to get his precious Sky Stone and right under our noses, too.” Aaron sighed sadly. “Lae was a Sky Guardian just like you. Brought to us by the White Maiden to bring balance, and given special abilities for that purpose.”
Seeing my confused look, he explained, “Marius is the king of our enemy, Tryzon, across the River Drell, which separates the two nations of our country, Branzia. He has been trying for years to find a way to harness the power of the Sky Stones without being a Sky Guardian himself.”
“I’m still confused, but I don’t think I want to know right now,” I said calmly and sipped my tea. Sky Guardians? Sky Stones? Evil kings that are after them? I don’t care right now but I’ll play along. This is a very interesting dream.
“You’ll have to find out about all this eventually. You’ll quite likely have an important task given to you soon. But until then, watch your back. I don’t think any of King Marius’s spies would have found out about you just yet,” Aiyanna said a little too calmly.
“I’m going for a walk,” I said and stood confidently, turned and walked towards the door.
“I don’t think she believes this is real,” I heard Aaron whisper to Aiyanna as I left.
“She’ll work it out soon enough,” Aiyanna replied.

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