Kingdom of Ash

Wherever you go, Aelin, no matter how far,
this will lead you home.
Aelin roared, a spark of self flashing
through the sky.
The tether grew stronger. Tighter. Reeling
her in.
Too fast. She had to slow—
She plummeted into the last of herself, into
what remained, grappling for any sort of
power to slow her racing.
She passed through a world where a great
city had been built along the curve of a river,
the buildings impossibly tall and glimmering
with lights.
Passed through a world of rain and green
and wind.
Roaring, she tried to slow.
She passed through a world of oceans with
no land to be seen.
Close. Home was so close she could nearly