Chapter Two Hundred Fifteen

"It's not like they will exploit you…" Lina continued.

"Exploit… Who said anything about that?" Caden asked.

"How about one of you turns on a flashlight? The moon lotuses are here. Honour was leading us in the right direction all along," Katie said with a hint of finality on the matter. Lina sighed, 'Then you take me to be the pathetic one…'

'No… I've never. You're stronger than you know and I'll keep saying it until the day you believe it,' Katie's voice replied to her sister privately.

Three flashlights jumped to life and illuminated the clearing. They all saw nothing for a while as their eyes adjusted before gasping all at once… Right at their feet was a large collection of grey plants… They looked as though they were suspended between life and death. It was a rather horrid sight…

"They haven't seen the light of the moon in so long. It could be centuries for them to be drained of this much light," Honour spoke up.