Fire And Ice

Chapter 40 - Repairs

Natalia's P. O. V

I pointed towards one of the ruins closer to the border. She nodded then handed me a makeshift necklace and motioned for me to put it on.

As soon as I did, my body faded out of focus, making me invisible. She grabbed my hand and put an identical necklace on, turning invisible herself. Then we were moving, jogging to our first mark.

With the ruins before us, she kept a hold of my hand. In a few seconds, I felt the energy trickle out of me as time seemed to rewind itself for the debris. The burn marks on the wood faded and some pieces of wood flew to join the structure from the direction of the forest. In about forty-five minutes, a quaint little home stood before us in place of the ruins.

"Which one's next?" Kaesha's voice whispered.

I led her to the next one and she got to work, repeating the process till another little home stood before us. At the rate we were going, we'd be able to just finish four houses before the moon set.

By the time we were moving to the third house, I was feeling the effects of Kaesha's channeling.

'If we're starting to feel tired, what about her? Knowing Kaesha, she's probably not using as much of our energy as she should.' Candy theorised.

She was right. If I was a bit tired, I could only imagine how drained Kaesha was feeling.

"I'm fine, Ava." She offered in a hushed tone before I could open my mouth to ask.

'You heard Candy, we don't think you're using enough from us.'

"I am." Her breathing said otherwise.

'You're lying, Kaesha. I'm only a little tired, use more from me.'

She huffed, "Fine."

Taking a deep breath, she started on the next house. This time, it started as the normal trickle, then quickly turned into a steady stream, the energy haemorrhaging away. And it kept pouring out of me and, I assumed, flowing through her and into the construction of the house. As the last pieces of wood melded and snapped into place, I was notably tired.

To avoid letting it slip how drained I felt, I moved my thoughts to how the house looked. It wasn't entirely dissimilar from the design of the house we were staying at in Pine Ridge, however, I had yet to find out what the interior looked like.

I didn't dwell too long, 'One more to go, before I can go get Timothy.'

She nodded and we were on our way to the last one for now. In the last quarter of her work, I felt the flow of energy decrease. At this point, I was tired enough to not admonish her.

Once she finished, she let go of my hand and sat near my feet. I could see her imprint on the ground but stayed standing. After a few minutes of rest, I felt her hand touch my leg.

'You've done so much Kaesha, really. Is there a way you can transmit what the houses are supposed to look like to Timothy?'

A hushed, "Yes."

'I'll go get him from the forest. Once I return, send transmission to him. We'll take it from there while you teleport back to get some rest.'

"Okay." Her hand left my leg for some seconds. I heard some rustling and it returned with another necklace.

I took my bracelet off and handed it to her, retrieving the necklace. 'Stay safe, okay? I'll knock on the door of this house when we return so, I guess you can wait inside. If anyone else enters the house, teleport back. We'll be fine but you need the rest.'