Storm Hawks Chapter 22: Children of Promise

Earlier, Bess retold her story of the Children of Promise, the children born of the Joining of nenes and women. Her story echoes the elements of evolutionary theory.

Species diverge to the point they can no longer produce viable offspring.

To quote Bess, ” A horse and a donkey make a mule. No amount of wishing makes the mule bear a foal. It’s no different for women and faeries.”

It’s just a matter of biology.

Brynmohr somehow senses this truth beneath all the whispers and rumors about the Awakening and the Joining. He can’t yet voice his suspicions about his daughters being “what comes next,” but he is watchful.

The crux of Rootstock Saga is imagining what happens when biology adapts.