Blackhearted Betrayal
“Decades had passed since I’d seen her looking so hale and hearty, this lovely and alive. In the hospice she’d always been a frail pile of bones lying unresponsive upon her bed. The Oracles moved her regularly, of course, cared for her to the best of their abilities, but even among arcanes a coma patient was a coma patient. Now, however, Nan stood tall and proud, a good half foot above my own height. She wore the red leather Fury uniform I hadn’t seen her in since my childhood—back on that fatef...ul day she and Mom went hunting Nan’s sister, Medea, who had lost her battle with magical Rage and Turned Harpy. They’d succeeded in their quest—putting the former Fury out of her misery—but at too high a cost. Losing Nan to her coma just before my mother vanished for years had been agony to endure. It also left me to Stacia’s nefarious clutches, which I’d only later learned had been precisely her plan.
“My, my, my, lassie,” Nan said now in her lilting Scottish accent, “but aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?” Hearing her speak helped me conquer my bewilderment.MoreLess
“My, my, my, lassie,” Nan said now in her lilting Scottish accent, “but aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?” Hearing her speak helped me conquer my bewilderment.MoreLess
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