"I am different," Ashlynn acknowledged as she set down her half empty goblet of wine wile her tone grew very solemn. "But just because I was born with power doesn't mean that I haven't faced trials in order to earn it. It's just that the trials I face feel like they're a never ending exam," she said a touch wryly.
"You've seen what happens when the power I have isn't kept under control," Ashlynn said softly. "There was a Mother of Trees in the past who lost control of her power and it not only consumed her, it consumed an entire forest, leaving behind a towering spruce tree that is the only growing thing for more than fifty leagues in any direction."
