The Prophecy
“Raven whispered.He didn’t reply immediately. Instead he pushed himself from the wall and paced the confines of the cell, like a caged animal. Finally, he came to a halt in front of her, hands jammed in the pockets of his jeans, and answered her question with one of his own. “What do you know of the prophecy, Raven?”“Everything.” He raised an eyebrow, and she shrugged. “My father told me that my mother’s sisters brought me to The Council when I was a baby. They told them that a prophecy had been... made at the time of my birth. A prophecy foretelling the future. They said that if either The Council, or the fire-demons, were to sacrifice me on my twenty-first birthday, then that side would win a great victory over their enemies.”“Do you know the actual words?”“Yes, my father taught me.” She closed her eyes and began to recite. “‘That whosoever shall spill the blood of the virgin…’” She paused. Opened her eyes and stared at him. “Oh.”She’d never really thought about the significance of that word before, except to be thankful that she would at least be saved the horror of rape at Sorien’s hands.MoreLess
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