Sorceress
Sorceress
“Bryanna demanded, backing away from him as if she’d just peered into the darkest depths of his soul.
“What?” Gavyn felt as if the spinning earth had suddenly ground to a brutal halt.
“I saw a vision and you . . . you were standing over a man whose neck was broken, his skull all bloodied . . . and, oh, sweet Morrigu, that’s why you’re running.”
She turned away from him and began packing all of her things into the leather saddle pouch.
There was no longer any reason to protect her from the truth.... “’Tis only part of the reason,” he admitted as he grabbed his tunic and struggled into it. The bandages were tight, but already the poultice felt good against his skin.
“There’s more?” she asked, looking at the heavens as the first drops of rain fell from the dark sky. “Mother of the earth, what more do you have to hide?”
“The horse. ’Twas not a gift.”
“You stole it?”
“From my father.”
“A murderer, a horse thief, a liar. Is there anything else I should know about you?”MoreLess
“What?” Gavyn felt as if the spinning earth had suddenly ground to a brutal halt.
“I saw a vision and you . . . you were standing over a man whose neck was broken, his skull all bloodied . . . and, oh, sweet Morrigu, that’s why you’re running.”
She turned away from him and began packing all of her things into the leather saddle pouch.
There was no longer any reason to protect her from the truth.... “’Tis only part of the reason,” he admitted as he grabbed his tunic and struggled into it. The bandages were tight, but already the poultice felt good against his skin.
“There’s more?” she asked, looking at the heavens as the first drops of rain fell from the dark sky. “Mother of the earth, what more do you have to hide?”
“The horse. ’Twas not a gift.”
“You stole it?”
“From my father.”
“A murderer, a horse thief, a liar. Is there anything else I should know about you?”MoreLess
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