Dark Company (2015)
“She wore sunglasses and a brown silk scarf tied over her hair. In her hands she carried a thin grey river stone, the shape and size of a dessert plate, and a brown leather pouch tied with a cord. They greeted no one, moving quietly into the shadows to wait. Poe sat beside Caddy.
“They’re here for the ceremony,” he said.
The eyes of the woman next to her flashed with hope.
“What do you mean?” Caddy asked.
Poe pointed to his arm. “It’s time to choose, Cadence.”
He was talking about the mark. He w...anted her to be tattooed. Had he known all along this was coming? Was that why he’d confided in her? To gain her trust? The blood pounded in Caddy’s ears. How dare he single her out and make her choose like this? Everyone in the room was staring at her. She didn’t want the mark. She wasn’t ready to make that commitment—she might never be.
“I don’t want to do it, Poe.”
“It’s a great honour to bear the mark. The Dreamers need you. We can’t survive without you.”MoreLess
“They’re here for the ceremony,” he said.
The eyes of the woman next to her flashed with hope.
“What do you mean?” Caddy asked.
Poe pointed to his arm. “It’s time to choose, Cadence.”
He was talking about the mark. He w...anted her to be tattooed. Had he known all along this was coming? Was that why he’d confided in her? To gain her trust? The blood pounded in Caddy’s ears. How dare he single her out and make her choose like this? Everyone in the room was staring at her. She didn’t want the mark. She wasn’t ready to make that commitment—she might never be.
“I don’t want to do it, Poe.”
“It’s a great honour to bear the mark. The Dreamers need you. We can’t survive without you.”MoreLess
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