Timestamp: 85th of Fall, 519 A.V.
Kelski shifted restlessly in her sleep. The cold air from the open window had her wrapped tightly in a blanket. Dess was asleep, worn from the endless training sessions he drilled the Meraki with. Kelski was also asleep, but she wasn’t resting. Instead, she was walking on a beach watching something grow bigger in the distance. Kelski couldn’t tell what it was at first. It was just a blob in the distance, which was unusual since she had such sharp vision. But no matter how much she focused, and truthfully, she could see a mouse from thermal currents well above the landscape, the scene wasn’t coming clear. But for some reason, it was important that she join whatever was up there before her.
Bare feet padded against the wet sand as the Kelvic jogged forward. She lifted her arms, pumping them, so she could come up to speed and get there faster. She was filled with impatience. What was up the beach? Kelski ran flat out and tore into what looked like a miniature version of the old tower they lived in built from sand. It was her height, a mirror image of the big stone structure yet… different. This version was more elaborate. The roof was raised, the windows had dormers over them, and animals perched on stonework that was decorating the eaves. The stone wasn’t fully stone anymore either. It was accented with beam work like the old Midnight Gem in Sunberth had been. Truth be told, Kelski liked the new design better…
She told the child sitting in the sand building on it exactly that. “I like the improvements. You have a good eye.” Kelski added, taking a moment now to study the child.
Like any normal child building a sandcastle, the girl had buckets of water, piles of fresh sand, and all kinds of fancy tools. She was a beautiful child, kneeling in the sand, bare-legged with one of Kelski’s long shirts on. The girl had huge silver eyes and long jet-black hair that flashed deep blue like the color of the sky at midnight. Kelski offered her a smile. “I’m Kelski.” The jeweler said, stooping to kneel next to the child – joining her in the sand. Strangely, she had bare feet too, though she had her normal fighting leathers on and was armed to her teeth.
The girl seemed surprised. “I know your name, Mother.” Her smile was bright as she turned and picked up a trowel and handed it to Kelski. “You should help me.” She instructed, glancing back at the tower. “I don’t like the stairway in the middle of the tower. It takes up too much space.” She said, gesturing to the project she was working on right next to the tower… a smaller tower that contained an entire staircase within it. “It makes more sense to put it on the outside in a smaller tower, with openings at each floor leading up. That way there is so much more room. Hattie suggested it to me.” The little girl said and got busy building the outer wall and forming tiny bricks with wet sand and a metal mold that made tiny bricks.
