ough she knew Srala was waiting for

ana since the young oracle's mothe

ind that came from the South on her skin. But the concern was differe

emed to read the witch's thoughts. -

d Nyana's hand and squeezed it comf

ent question on her pupil's lips by t

but she knew that soon Atman would

powers after the demons' attack,

e held powers that none of them had

t gifts, and with them came even mo

ront of her. Some oracles in the vil

er the attack from the underworld, ho

the energies were balanced and Atm

age. The elder didn't like seeing the sadness that marked Nyana's expres

available until the ancestors deci

dy. She let it go and, instead of re

s. The small nocturnal animals were

r food and the crickets were making t

r of a rustic wooden cabin. She wai

- She knew it was unusual for the old

eted by warm air and the aroma of

herbs calmed her, they were proba

a cup of tea and the two sat on rust

she knew Krida could see the tens

the oracle village. She didn't need to explain much for Krida to underst

in. Often, when the two of them sat

heir own thoughts, respecting each

na was tainted after the attack on t

tea and waved her hand as if dispel

they managed to pull the wire and t

ced... - What would that be like? Kridawas an elder like her, but she was

om that only an elderly woman carr

ad and how it worked was unknown

- Krida, you know that oracles are

most diverse ways. We have no co

easure of the fesh, our purpose is

'm the only one who leaves the doma

s me energy and I need to remain sil

rienced a lot of the outside world..

g the necessary balance to pull th

his thread. - Why wouldn't Nyana be

he knew the thought wasn't necessa

wasn't to blame for that. Srala took

eplace continued and the two drank

estrained during this lunar phase.

. - Nyana spent a lot of time with

thought that fooded her mind. Srala

rn. It took some time for her to as

at she realized she had hit the righ

knowing if she really wanted to hea

ld. Perhaps the ancestors no longe

od and is the son of Saerya... In a

led through her mouth, her sagging

it were comical. She set the china

s fnally catching up with her. Look

ad been avoiding. - I'll talk to L

een the Nobilitatis. There were two absentees: Srala, who had avoided l

sent from the last two and was completing the third without showing

nico expressed his concern. It was

lack Prince's interest to know what

as soon as Domenico closed his mouth: in addition to not having take

bilitatis and everyone's interest. - You know that Merik can be selfsh

didn't like the Black Prince and h

different from ignoring orders. The

ld and Merik fts