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Finally free of Croferituus, grieving Gypsy and Sage kin continue searching for a way to save their world. But the yellow-eyed woman hides somewhere in the darkness, waiting, and she won't be sated until she overpowers them all.
While slumberers try to locate the void and deal with Croferituus from the Netherworld, unstable weather strands the Gypsy kin and they take refuge outside a hostile hamlet. To make matters worse, someone is tampering with forbidden magic, and the kin have no idea where to look for these new enemies. They must get back home to the Land of the Goddess, where they will engage in a final battle for their world.
While slumberers try to locate the void and deal with Croferituus from the Netherworld, unstable weather strands the Gypsy kin and they take refuge outside a hostile hamlet. To make matters worse, someone is tampering with forbidden magic, and the kin have no idea where to look for these new enemies. They must get back home to the Land of the Goddess, where they will engage in a final battle for their world.
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Chapter 2 They traveled along Briar’s Pass, headed toward the hamlet. The stench grew with each shift of the sun and Cass rolled her shoulders to relieve tension. “You all right?” She turned to look the wolf singer in the eyes. At just twenty-one, Taniras was two years younger, but she seemed older, especially since she’d been conversing with wolves. “Good as expected, I suppose.” No use trying to lie to the other woman. Taniras couldn’t see the pink lion footprint above Cass’s head unless she allowed that. She kept things to herself, of course, just as everyone did, but she told the truth whenever possible and expected others to give her the same respect. The wolf singer seemed satisfied with the answer and didn’t push for anything more. Instead, she turned her attentions back to Maesa. The youngling sat up now but Taniras still hovered like a worried clan mother. By early afternoon, they reached the edge of the hamlet and the cobblestone street that needed repair. Cass took in the Energy. Middling heats pulsed against her senses, many a stench difficult to ignore, and she roughly counted about one hundred and fifty villagers. A crooked sign hastily nailed to the rotting entrance post read: LOST MINER’S HAMLET No money, no service Stone buildings, worn and in sad disrepair, sat close together along the street. Spots of color along the building fronts and the evidence of ancient reliefs, probably removed for their gilding, revealed that this was once a well-to-do village gone to pot. Overcast skies gave a gray look to everything as a cold breeze blew. A fitting name, Cass thought as the stink of vomit and waste found her nose. The smell made her want to gag but she feigned resolve instead. “Eww.” Maesa fell silent and covered her nose with a cloth when Cass and Taniras gave her warning glances. They certainly didn’t need trouble here. The familiar stench of Cass’s father grew as they entered the center of the hamlet. A tall, stone building, at least three levels high, caught her gaze and she wondered who built this place. Most of the buildings housed taverns now. One sign announced goods and services. And they passed a blacksmith shop and a livery. Those in the streets stopped and stared at the entourage. Several came from behind closed doors to gawk. Mostly men and whores, from what Cass could tell, lived in this awful place. A few children, probably born in the taverns, wandered in bare feet. A very young one squatted in the street to relieve herself. The distinct smells of sour wine, waste and unwashed bodies confronted Cass as the people drew closer. Her father certainly picked the right place to be among his own kind. Where are you, you flea-ridden snake? As they approached the fifth tavern, another stone building with touches of red along the eaves, a sign over the door read: Open dusk till dawn
Cass gripped her belt knife so hard the ivory handle pressed painfully into her skin. So, you’re in there. It was only then that she realized the wagons had stopped moving. “What’s going on?”
Thad glanced at her. “Not sure.”
Before she could say anything else, several men and women stepped along side the wagons. The children seemed most interested in The Big Iron. Some threw rocks at the bars and ran squealing when they received protests. One little girl stepped close to Cass’s wagon and gazed up at Snowy. She couldn’t have been more than eight or nine. She smiled and tucked her chin in as she swayed with hands on her skirts.
“Five coppers,” the woman behind her said in an accent as she placed hands on the little one’s shoulders. “She know how to please a man.”
Cass held her tongue and glanced at the men. Snowy shook his head. Thad grunted and gave an angry look to the woman who held her hand out for coins. The woman realized no one wanted the girl so she hauled her off in another direction.
“That’s disgusting,” Maesa said. No one argued.
Cass’s face flared with heat. No wonder her father came here, with tidbit girls for the taking. She cursed under her breath and squeezed her belt knife until her fingers went numb. Thad studied her but didn’t say anything. The way she felt, she might have taken his head off if he’d uttered a single word. He wasn’t like her root father. None of the Gypsies were like that awful man. But that didn’t curb her rage.
