She tried to play it cool, but she could tell he could feel the excitement coursing through her blood. “I love it when we dematerialize together,” he said. “So do I.” Amber stepped away from Kane. Her cheeks were wind-whipped and slightly chilled. She ran her hands over her hair and down her body Black onyx stone glinted off the fortress in the moonlight. Towers and stone went on and on forever. They had materialized in the courtyard on the far side of the Armory. She had never imagined that it could look so beautiful at night. Something pulled gently on her heart. Fireflies fluttered above the ground, their green-yellow glow making the grounds appear magical. She remembered chasing those silly little bugs as a child, capturing them, and letting them go. It was one of the times she had discovered her ties to nature. Being in this place now, seeing the world through Kane’s eyes, was like coming home.
