Spati had just told me that he could find out what my "element" was. I was beyond surprised, after all, I hardly knew who I was.

I watched intently as he drew in the loose soil of the clearing. Sure, this was suppposed to be training for Moonsong, but if I could learn more about how this place worked, maybe I could figure out how I'd gotten here.

I leaned back against a tree, listening to the soft drone of Spatie and Moonsong's voices. I stretched my senses as far as they would go, listening to the insects in the wooda and smelling the earthy sscent of the forest.

I sat up after a few minutes. "How big is this forest, anyway?" I asked no one in particcular.