Prologue
"Elementals Meet under the Frozen Moon"
Anna lay on the freezing stones, her body twisted until it was impossibly bent. Her eyes gazed unseeingly at the heavens, and no breath whistled between her lips. Slowly, the green of her pupils spread until it filled the entire eye, and began to turn red. Her eyes reflected the moon, and the moon reflected her yes.
Paige was standing, but slowly, she knelt, and then she leaned back. Her eye color spread, too, and turned smokey gray. She arched her back, as if in pain, and then slowly relaxed.
Caroline was up in a tree when it happened, and she nearly fell to her death. Her body went rigid, and her eyes became totally blue.
Rose fell, and her head was cushioned by a nearby bush. Her eyes became green and her body went stiff.
Finally, all four girls rose and turned to face each other. "Elementals meet under the frozen moon," they intoned as one. Anna turned he back to the circle.
"Fire!" she whispered. Flames from her palms.
"Air!" Paige breathed as she spun around. Strong gusts off wind whipped her hair and clothes. Then Caroline turned.
"Water!" Fountains of water shot into the chilly night air. Finally, Rose spun about.
"Earth!" Flowered vines grew impossibly fast down her arms.
"The moon is our ruler!" They yelled together.