Revelations by Sophia Sharp Page B

words entirely, Gray galloped over to Nora. She smiled with relief as she saw him run.
    Nora reached out to pet his back. When she touched his fur, a stream of emotions entered her mind. Emotions, but not her own.
    Danger.
    It was a faded emotion, and felt more like…the memory of an emotion.
    Relief.
    That was fresher and more powerful. It lasted only a second, though.
    Concern.
    That was the one that pulsed the strongest. It was a concern for something that felt uncannily familiar.
    Nora stumbled back, breaking away from Gray. As soon as she broke contact, the stream stopped. And her mind was once again her own.
    She looked at Gray in disbelief. He stared right back at her. “Was that you?” she whispered. “Did you do that?”
    Gray tilted his head to one side and studied her. Nora shook her head. No, of course not. That’s ridiculous. But still…
    “Come here,” she told him. He walked closer. “Do you want to show me something?”
    Gray craned his neck as he got close. Nora reached out again, tentatively this time – and again, the emotions came. She gasped as she realized they were more than that. They were connected to images, fuzzy and skewed and difficult to make out, but they were there.
    She saw herself from behind, running through the forest. The perspective was low, close to the ground. And the images were centered right on her. It was like nothing else really existed.
    Peace. Serenity.
    The emotions were tied to the images. She was seeing herself, through…Gray’s thoughts. No. His memories .
    She watched as the distance between her and Gray slowly increased. She saw her shape getting smaller and smaller up ahead, until it was lost completely in the trees.
    Determination.
    She watched through Gray’s perspective as he tried to pick up speed, tried to run faster to catch up.
    Determination .
    He was running faster, moving as quickly as his legs would take him, but it was not enough. Still, he was not giving up.
    Determination, louder than anything, stood out above all.
    Suddenly, there was pain at the side of his head. Something hit him. His vision blurred, and large red dots flickered over the images. She felt Gray stop, turn around.
    Danger .
    He was wary, looking each way to see what had happened. She felt him growl, felt his hackles rise in anticipation.
    Something much stronger hit him from the side, and he blacked out. Nora cried out. As he lost consciousness, it felt like barbs the size of fists had been planted in her skin and were being ripped out all at once. The connection wavered and was lost.
    She stumbled back again, pulling her hand away from Gray. The blackout, the darkness…it was too much. The connection that should have been gently eased out of had been mercilessly terminated.
    She looked at Gray. He stood there for a moment, regarding her calmly, then walked closer to her. When he was nearby, he put his head down for her to place her hand on it.
    “There’s more?” she asked. Gray didn’t move. Nora reached forward again, a little more sure of herself this time…
    She was being carried over somebody’s back.
    Danger .
    They moved smoothly, like silk flowing majestically though the wind. She tried looking around. She knew there were four… beings there, but getting a grasp on them with her eyesight, actually seeing them, was…slippery. Like trying to handle an eel in water.
    Her sense of direction was strong. Intuitively, she knew which way she was being carried, where they were going. It was the same direction she had been running before, when she had been following…herself. But they were going much faster than she could have on the ground. They were going to catch up, and…
    Another blow came to the head, and again she blacked out.
    Nora fought the sensation that sought to overcome her. Fought against that feeling of having her skin burst open. Fought to keep the connection with Gray.
    Nora fought…and won.
    She felt herself coming to. She was sprawled out on the