Burning we reach to the village. All the villagers staring at the fiery spectacle before them. Agony is the only think I can register right now. But I won't give up trying to protect my nation. To do that, I must run into a nearby waterfall. Cold water puts out the flames. And I come up spluttering and coughing. My clothes are burnt through and my long brown hair is slightly singed. I have burns all over my arms leg and torso luckily now where else. As always Lightning is fine just a little singed hair here and there on his black coat.

"Quinn!" I hear the voice I will never forget.

"Adah" I see and I examine her beautiful features. That soft wavy hair that ends in ringlets, light brown skin, high cheek bones and almost black eyes that look straight at my light blue ones.

"My god are you alright?" she asks whilst kissing me all over my face.

"Do I look alright darling? Tell Gin to get Lightning fixed and go fetch the healer over here. Love you"

"I love you too" says Adah and runs that fast run of hers.

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"Arrgh" I cry out in pain. This burn relief crap isn't giving me much relief. I just hope I dont die of all the stinging. Adah gives me a concerned expression, when she sees me looking at her she gives me a reassuring smile. I fake a smile back.

"There we go" says the healer who is a shrivelled old woman we call Ma. I winced as she helped me sit up.

"Now reapply this burn relief everyday until the burns get better." Ma says.

I groaned internally. That crap is so agonising.

"I'll help!" Says Adah. Dream come true! "Right now you should sleep Quinn"

I nod my head. I instantly fall asleep

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I have a dream. I'm scarred bloody and sweaty so is lightning. Yet I'm running through a vast barren desert. I'm thirsty i need water.

I come across an oasis. Shady palm trees around a clear blue body of water I sprint towards it. I cup my hands and carefully indulge them in water.

I drink.

The scene shifts and I'm in beautiful meadow full of colourful sweet smelling flowers. Something pulls me towards a certain spot where I see a fiery tree.

A deep powerful rumbling voice comes from the tree saying my name.

"Quinn listen to me" it says

Instinctively I take off my shoes. I the kneel respectively towards the flaming tree.

"Quinn, you will save your people, you will be their leader."

I bend my head "I will" I say. And I will because God asked me to. The flames engulf me

I wake up knowing the dream was real but thinking. Shit how an I gonna do this.