Marked by the Alpha
To his credit, he seemed to get the gist of what I was trying to pass across almost instantly.
I watched Malcolm’s grip on his walking stick loosen slightly as a thoughtful light entered his eyes. Finally, he spoke:
“I can’t answer the questions you’re looking for, not yet—but I can say this: For years, centuries even, we have remained what our names suggest: Shadows. It has served us for long, kept us safe from the world and kept the world safe from us. But there are downsides to this. There is a time to hide, and a time to come out like these flowers you see—a time to bloom.