The room went quiet as Chandra scrunched up her forehead in concentration. Ram sat around, waiting for her to finish. His head started to bob as the work of the day, and the warm fire next to him conspired to push him ever closer toward sleep. He blinked his tired eyes, and for a moment, he thought he saw a green haze moving from the plants into Chandra. “Pretty,” Ram muttered softly. Half-asleep, he looked around and saw multiple colors in the room, including a deep black that was leaking in from the cracks of the doorframe. He frowned, stood up, and weaved on sleep-laden feet toward the
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