“Leto snored, a sound that pleased her more than she could say.She left the room and crossed the narrow hallway to a second guest bedroom. The sun was rising on the opposite side of the house, so as she dropped to her knees in front of the window, the very tops of the White Tank Mountains were lit in a rosy glow. Militia Warriors still patrolled, a constant, slow, vigilant movement back and forth.She saw a fainter movement past the tree line that separated the desert-like mountains from the trad...itional villa landscaping.She extended her vision and saw that the same doe waited patiently for breakfast. She smiled, lowered her head, and closed her eyes. By long habit she ran through a litany of prayers, most of which she had constructed throughout the centuries. They eased her heart and mind and seemed to settle something deep within her so that she could move forward with the day’s enormous challenges.Today she would practice once more with the women, and at eight o’clock, the spectacle event would take place.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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