C5 Touched Too Gently

Shining through the fractured clouds, the morning sun poured its soft golden light over laid-back forests and lush valleys, but the tension in the air remained unmelted. Eli stood by the riverbed just beyond the trees, feeling the cool lap of its caress against bare feet as he flicked his eyes downstream over betraying waters swirling about his ankles.

He had not told Amon about the dream