this
information when I asked him, “When you communicate with the
Spirits, is it like a dream? Or is it like you lose yourself for a
while?”
“ In the beginning, which I’m sure
you’ve experienced, it is very much like a dream though things can
manifest.” He pointedly looked at Bullet.
I had to ask him about the recent fugues plaguing
me, “That’s the way it started for me, but the last few days it
happened while I’m awake. I seemed to go into a trance like state
where I saw my parents and it was like they were giving me
instructions on what to do.”
Before Cheve could answer, Mark
chimed in for the first time, “I don’t like it, and she gets very
weak and exhausted when it happens.”
Cheve gave me an, I told you so look “You’re more
advanced than I thought. With time, you won’t be weak when you walk
in the spirit planes, and eventually you will be able to call upon
them anytime you want.”
“ Will you also teach me about my
heritage and why everyone seems to think that I’m fulfilling some
sort of prophesy?”
“ No, your grandmother will teach
you those things. I’m more of a ‘hands on’ teacher.” He said the
last with a leer.
I didn’t like this man, I decided as we continued to
walk. Amazingly we were walking through the same meadow as in my
earlier dream and when we came to the top of the hill we were
looking down on a village of longhouses. As we began to walk down
the hill people emerged from the long huts. They lined either side
of the road and as we walked through, it was just like in my dream.
As I passed they averted their eyes and bowed their heads.
It felt weird. I couldn’t help but have doubts that
I was this great princess. I felt like an imposter. It was at that
moment that I saw the elderly lady. She was standing at the
entrance of a longhouse that stood apart from all of the others. As
in my “dream” she was dressed traditionally in deerskin.
I felt something inside me ache and moving on
instinct, I went before her and fell to my knees, took her hands in
mine and began to weep.
She let me cry for a couple of minutes and then
pulled me to my feet. “Khe:awak, my daughter, welcome. We have been
waiting a long time for you. Come, let us go inside and talk.”
She led me into the long hut. I turned to make sure
that Mark was okay and saw him being led away by Cheve.
“ Your protector will be fine.
Cheveveyo will make sure he gets settled.”
She led me over to the remains of a campfire.
Despite her age she easily sat down on some blankets. “During these
warm summer months we build our fires outside, but here in the
longhouse it is still the center of a home where we gather to talk.
I know you have a lot of questions, Khe:awak, and I will try to
explain all to you.”
A young girl appeared and handed us each a glass. By
the smell I could tell that it was apple cider.
“ Thank you Sarah.” The girl smiled
shyly and left.
“ I will begin at the beginning.
There are, as you know, many different species on this planet. What
you’ve recently learned is that there are species the rest of the
world knows nothing about. These are The Evolved. The beings that
stay for the most, part hidden. Yes, there have been some mistakes
made.
Every so often one of The Evolved will be uncovered,
but it is easily enough dealt with as myths, or legends. Take, for
an example, your vampires.”
At my startled look she said with a wink, “Do not be
startled by my knowledge of this. You will find that I have the
gift of seeing. And I also have the gift of understanding. Love is
love. It is without thought, without reason. And it is a powerful
force. One must follow it to wherever it leads.”
She stopped and took a long drink. “Your vampires
are a good example of legends. There is usually some truth to a
legend, and that works to the advantage of all of The Evolved.
There are some evolved that are closely guarded. The Sensay is one
of them.
“ They have been closely
information when I asked him, “When you communicate with the
Spirits, is it like a dream? Or is it like you lose yourself for a
while?”
“ In the beginning, which I’m sure
you’ve experienced, it is very much like a dream though things can
manifest.” He pointedly looked at Bullet.
I had to ask him about the recent fugues plaguing
me, “That’s the way it started for me, but the last few days it
happened while I’m awake. I seemed to go into a trance like state
where I saw my parents and it was like they were giving me
instructions on what to do.”
Before Cheve could answer, Mark
chimed in for the first time, “I don’t like it, and she gets very
weak and exhausted when it happens.”
Cheve gave me an, I told you so look “You’re more
advanced than I thought. With time, you won’t be weak when you walk
in the spirit planes, and eventually you will be able to call upon
them anytime you want.”
“ Will you also teach me about my
heritage and why everyone seems to think that I’m fulfilling some
sort of prophesy?”
“ No, your grandmother will teach
you those things. I’m more of a ‘hands on’ teacher.” He said the
last with a leer.
I didn’t like this man, I decided as we continued to
walk. Amazingly we were walking through the same meadow as in my
earlier dream and when we came to the top of the hill we were
looking down on a village of longhouses. As we began to walk down
the hill people emerged from the long huts. They lined either side
of the road and as we walked through, it was just like in my dream.
As I passed they averted their eyes and bowed their heads.
It felt weird. I couldn’t help but have doubts that
I was this great princess. I felt like an imposter. It was at that
moment that I saw the elderly lady. She was standing at the
entrance of a longhouse that stood apart from all of the others. As
in my “dream” she was dressed traditionally in deerskin.
I felt something inside me ache and moving on
instinct, I went before her and fell to my knees, took her hands in
mine and began to weep.
She let me cry for a couple of minutes and then
pulled me to my feet. “Khe:awak, my daughter, welcome. We have been
waiting a long time for you. Come, let us go inside and talk.”
She led me into the long hut. I turned to make sure
that Mark was okay and saw him being led away by Cheve.
“ Your protector will be fine.
Cheveveyo will make sure he gets settled.”
She led me over to the remains of a campfire.
Despite her age she easily sat down on some blankets. “During these
warm summer months we build our fires outside, but here in the
longhouse it is still the center of a home where we gather to talk.
I know you have a lot of questions, Khe:awak, and I will try to
explain all to you.”
A young girl appeared and handed us each a glass. By
the smell I could tell that it was apple cider.
“ Thank you Sarah.” The girl smiled
shyly and left.
“ I will begin at the beginning.
There are, as you know, many different species on this planet. What
you’ve recently learned is that there are species the rest of the
world knows nothing about. These are The Evolved. The beings that
stay for the most, part hidden. Yes, there have been some mistakes
made.
Every so often one of The Evolved will be uncovered,
but it is easily enough dealt with as myths, or legends. Take, for
an example, your vampires.”
At my startled look she said with a wink, “Do not be
startled by my knowledge of this. You will find that I have the
gift of seeing. And I also have the gift of understanding. Love is
love. It is without thought, without reason. And it is a powerful
force. One must follow it to wherever it leads.”
She stopped and took a long drink. “Your vampires
are a good example of legends. There is usually some truth to a
legend, and that works to the advantage of all of The Evolved.
There are some evolved that are closely guarded. The Sensay is one
of them.
“ They have been closely
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