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“Is it done?” she asked.
“It’s done,” I replied. “I’ve unlocked the power you inherited from your mother and made it as strong as the skill you were born with.”
“I thought it would be a burden, to carry my mother’s torch, but it isn’t. I’m proud to continue in her footsteps. Thank you, Arden.”
Nola leaned toward me and kissed me on the forehead. My mind cleared of all thought for a moment, loss in the bliss of her touch. It was like she had lifted me from this plane and transported my soul to heaven.
“Well?” I asked. “Aren’t you curious to try it out?”
Nola regarded me for a moment, then closed her eyes. Her body glowed with warm yellow light while she divined the future. When the light dimmed, she opened her eyes.
“The future is ever-changing,” she said. “What I saw was not good, but as we build and strategize, we can change that. The future I saw was one in which the cities are guarded by the men Duul has ensnared, and he has a head priest in every city. Every temple is devoted to him, and he feeds on the souls – sorry, the vibrations – of the women he holds hostage. Their fear and their pain are his ambrosia.
“In this future, women bear children made for violence and war. We must not let that come to pass. We all deserve to rest after today’s win, and to rejoice in our victory. Tomorrow, however, our hard work continues.”
With that, she stepped back inside her crystal capsule.
“Come back in the morning,” she said, moments before her cocoon sealed over. “I’m working on something that will help you manage our growing little settlement. In the meantime, I think there’s still a barrel of wine left, and a few hardworking women in need of your… appreciation.”
I glanced at Vix, Cindra, and Mamba, then at Ambry and Lily.
Nola, I thought, when you’re right you’re right.
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