Silence before storm

"Althea!"

Hex called, hoping to catch her attention. He shook her. He even slapped her. But nothing got through her. 

He sat beside her. The golden beam and threads swarmed and connected with her. Hex suspected her to be the Fated One. It was the only explanation he could come up with so far. 

She told him once, during a spar behind the castle, that she was supposed to be a Heaven's Chosen. One bestowed with luck and talent. Were those things connected? Was this happening because she was both?

It didn't sound bad. Not to Hex. But she didn't seem happy to be a Chosen then. Then she knew the Templars would be her best option. Yet, he remembered her saying she wished to join the Paladins. According to her, it would help her remain connected with the Hawks. Perhaps, Hex thought, she wasn't willing to part with the Commander.