First Omen

Alek stopped suddenly in the middle of the path, her emerald green eyes wide with awe. Alexi and Eriks looked at their sister in surprise unable to determine why she had stopped. They looked to each other and then to their father. 

"Father, please wait a moment," Eriks implored their father, placing a hand on the back of his shoulder. The twins were almost as tall as their father at sixteen but they hadn't quite reached a point where they could stand eye to eye with the man. 

Daniil turned with a concerned expression on his face. "What is it?"

"Something has Alek's attention, we're trying to figure out what now," Eriks replied indicating his siblings. 

Alexi knelt down beside Alek, trying to get his sister's attention. His hazel eyes stared into hers, trying to figure out what level of distress she might be in. "What's wrong, Alek?" he asked, looking from his sister's face and then following her line of sight.