Kendra rain staff

  Kendra shook the stick hard, listening to the crackle of the rattles. Outside, the wind rose, lightning flashed, and thunder erupted, drowning out the rattling. She kept shaking it briskly, trying to hear the rattles over the wailing gusts outside. The wind shrieked even louder. Hail began drumming against the roof and pelting through the broken portion. Ice pellets skittered across the floor.

  "I'd be careful how you shake that," Gavin said.

  She stopped, holding the rattle still. Within a few seconds, the hail stopped, and the wind wasn't gusting as hard.

  "This is controlling the storm?" Kendra exclaimed.

  "Influencing it, at least," Gavin said.

  Kendra studied the staff with amazement. She held it out to Gavin. "You earned it, you should keep it. "

  "N-n-nope," Gavin said. "It's your souvenir. "

  Kendra held the staff carefully, keeping it still. Over the next minute the storm went into a lull. The wind no longer blew as hard. The rain diminished to a sprinkle.


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