![]() ![]() And in the distance, Wells was sanding one of the new picnic tables with Molly, who’d recently started training with an Earthborn woodworker.įrom the sight of them all now, it was hard to believe how much hardship and heartache they’d all endured over the past few months. Two Earthborns were showing Antonio how to weave branches into wreaths. ![]() Felix and his boyfriend, Eric, were carrying heavy bowls of vegetables grown in the Earthborns’ gardens and prepared in their kitchens. All around them, Colonists and the Earthborns cheerfully prepared for their first joint celebration. “Three hundred years of genetic engineering and we never came close to growing anything like this back on the Colony.”Ĭlarke smiled and took a bite, glancing around the bustling camp. “Have you tried one of these? They’re amazing!” Mary Griffin set the basket down on one of the long wooden tables, picked up an apple, and tossed it to Clarke. Warmth spread through her chest and Clarke turned to see her mother walking toward her, carrying a basket full of apples from the Earthborns’ orchard. And most of all, she’d heard it in the wind.īut now she didn’t have to tell herself that it was impossible. It was a voice she’d imagined countless times since arriving on Earth. ![]() Clarke shivered as a gust of wind blew through the clearing, rustling the red and gold leaves that still clung to the trees. ![]()
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