River sighed. Words sprang into her head in Mandarin, but Dinah wasn't going to understand Mandarin. She had to find the way to say it in English. The Mandarin way was better, and she wasn't pleased with this process.
"... thinking... was like dragging myself through wet sand. Harder. So, so much harder. Unless it was what she... what she was thinking. What she wanted."
The girl frowned. Losing her ability to read minds had been both a blessing and a curse. Though she still remained incredibly smart and intuitive, it was not easy to explain to someone that she'd just known so many things.
Like the things in Ivy's head.
Did she tell you to do anything after she touched you?
River pushed dark hair over her shoulder.
"She said we have to make them understand," River began. "Have to make them see what happens when you turn your back on Mother Nature. She said we should hurt the people who hurt her babies."