Spirit's Princess
“The cries of lamentation rose from every house, countless voices calling out to the gods for help and mercy. I leaned my head against the doorjamb and slowly closed my eyes, drained of everything but complete weariness.The rainstorm that had swooped over us and snatched away our shaman’s life had dwindled to a few random spits of drizzle. There was a large puddle an arm’s length from the threshold where I sat, its surface pocked now and again with the last lonely drops to fall. It showed me the... reflection of a clearing sky, a scrap of white cloud, and then the faint image of Mama’s face.“Come home, Himiko,” she said softly. “You shouldn’t linger here.”I looked up bleakly. “Why not, Mama? Lady Yama was my friend. Her spirit won’t hurt me.”“It’s still not a good idea to stay too close to—” Mama cast a nervous glance over my head, into the living darkness biding under Yama’s roof. “To a house of sorrow.”I shook my head. “Where do you want me to go? Listen: our whole village is a house of sorrow today,”MoreLess
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