People of the Nightland (North America's Forgotten Past)
“A Spirit of immense beauty, with a soothing voice and the power to convince frail humans of anything, he is also too beautiful to be real.
My heart aches from staring at the eerie shimmering blackness with mortal eyes.
“Soon, very soon, the first motions of the destruction will begin,” he murmurs.
“What do you need me to do?”
“Disdain all those for whom your presence is a comfort and a blessing. Embrace those who see you as a fool.”
“But … I don’t like being treated as a fool. Why—”
“Because it... will teach you to listen to the fool within: the man who loves too much, who believes too deeply, the man who shatters at a single harsh word. That man, Ti-Bish, is the only one who can lead his people through the hole in the ice. Without that fool, we are all lost.”
“Including you?” I softly ask.
Raven Hunter’s wings flash like black lightning, and thunder booms through the icy wilderness.
I shudder.MoreLess
My heart aches from staring at the eerie shimmering blackness with mortal eyes.
“Soon, very soon, the first motions of the destruction will begin,” he murmurs.
“What do you need me to do?”
“Disdain all those for whom your presence is a comfort and a blessing. Embrace those who see you as a fool.”
“But … I don’t like being treated as a fool. Why—”
“Because it... will teach you to listen to the fool within: the man who loves too much, who believes too deeply, the man who shatters at a single harsh word. That man, Ti-Bish, is the only one who can lead his people through the hole in the ice. Without that fool, we are all lost.”
“Including you?” I softly ask.
Raven Hunter’s wings flash like black lightning, and thunder booms through the icy wilderness.
I shudder.MoreLess
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