The Fallen One (Sons of the Dark Mother, Book One)
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“So many questions, child.” The old woman smiled at her. “I see…”
Mira cut her off. The crone’s amusement was too much, coupled with the other strange occurrences. “You see! What do you see? That you have frightened me half to death? Or that I am, incomprehensibly, about to accuse you of being a cat! So that now, not only am I seeing things, I’m going crazy. And to top it all off, I’m doing something I find reprehensible—I’m yelling like a banshee at an old woman.” Mira knew with every word that she was back to panicking, and a panicked state was never a good state. But somewhere—between being angry with the hag and voicing the impossibility that she’d seen a large jungle cat, more-or-less accused the old woman of being that jungle cat, she’d stopped caring that she was not making sense.
The old woman stepped forward and put a hand on Mira’s arm. “Calm yourself, child.”
Mira found the gesture strangely comforting, the fear and panic melting away, giving way to an odd feeling of familiarity.
The crone’s gaze narrowed on her. “I needed to know how well you see. You have advanced nicely. You saw the cat because of this.”
Mira frowned. “You still have not told me who you are!”
“My name is Amar. I am of the Jaguar People. I have brought you a message.” She slipped her hand into her pocket and brought out a disk: an ancient-looking medallion. “And this…”
Mira reached out and accepted the disk. It felt cool beneath her fingers. She stood, tracing the ancient symbol. She had known this symbol before.
The old woman nodded as if she somehow approved.
Mira looked up at her. “I don’t understand.”
The woman turned to go. She turned back as if she had a thought. Looking at Mira, she pointed to the west. “You must go to a place that is a mile high, and so wide you cannot see the end from the tallest building there.”
Mira frowned at her. “Are you talking about Denver? Speak plainly, old woman! I mean—Amar.”
“Four await you there. They will help you find the answers you seek.”
“I don’t remember telling you I was seeking any answers.”
The old woman only smiled, as though she held some hidden secret. It irritated Mira. She looked back down at the medallion, so cool in her palm. And when she looked up—the crone was gone.
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