Debts (Vinlanders' Saga book 3)
“She gathered a change of clothes for each of them into a carry sack while Annikke packed food and filled the waterskins. She also filled a sack with products of her stillroom: rare herbs folded in cloth and several jars of ointments. Perhaps, wherever they ended up, they would again be able to use their skills, or at least they could sell their wares in the marketplace to gain a stake for a new beginning.
By the time they were ready, with packs, blankets, and oilskins, the rain had paused, but ...twilight had come in truth. Annikke hesitated just outside her door, looking at the herb garden she’d nurtured for many years, listening to the soft dripping of moisture from the eaves. The forest and its shadows loomed like a forbidding wall at the edge of the yard. The Elves had taken her from there, changing her life forever. She hadn’t ventured into the forest at night since she was twelve summers old.
Memories of bright colors, Fey laughter, and song teased, but Annikke pushed them away.MoreLess
By the time they were ready, with packs, blankets, and oilskins, the rain had paused, but ...twilight had come in truth. Annikke hesitated just outside her door, looking at the herb garden she’d nurtured for many years, listening to the soft dripping of moisture from the eaves. The forest and its shadows loomed like a forbidding wall at the edge of the yard. The Elves had taken her from there, changing her life forever. She hadn’t ventured into the forest at night since she was twelve summers old.
Memories of bright colors, Fey laughter, and song teased, but Annikke pushed them away.MoreLess
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