#corycia

“Remember what your teacher taught you. Just concentrate on Earthshaker and they cannot harm you.”

“...Ma?”

“Yes, dear.”

“They want me to pick one of them.”

“You don’t have to.”

“But I’m carrying a light. Isn’t that picking a side?”

“You wear your lights to help us dig, as is normal for Earth dragons. Taking your light to the darkness balances both.”

“Oh.

...

Ma?”

“Yes, dear.”

“What if they try to take me away?”

“They can’t.”

“But what if they’re mad?”

“I will not let anything happen to you.”

“But--”

"Ro... We need to get to work. The storms are rolling in.”

“Oh. Sorry ma.”