Chapter 39

~Kamari~

He still went, even when I told him not to.

"Ryuu! What were you thinking?!" My heart pounds a million miles a minute, "You should know it's not safe there!" Why? Why would he go without telling anyone?" Koa starts to circle him, not in a "fatherly" way. Ryuu notices and looks to the ground. "I am drawn there," he says, his voice calmer than I would like.

I shake my head in confusion, "What?"

"A Soul draws you," Koa says through his teeth, "Who?" As I watch Koa, his eyes glow, "Who?!" His voice deepens, and Ryuu hisses at him. Ryuu starts back towards the water, "No, no!" I raced past Koa, not knowing what he might do, but I wasn't about to see my son get pounded on. I take Ryuu's face, "Please, Ryuu, tell me. You said a soul drew you there?"