Nyssa did not know what to do—whether she could help Alys, whether Alys even desired assistance, how to help Elizabeth, whether the moment had come that she should leave Kilderrick and move on. If ever Nyssa had needed guidance for the future, this night would have been it.
She decided to go to the Ninestang Ring, as she did on the first new moon after each high quarter day, and seek a vision. It was not the new moon but the full moon. Nyssa dared not wait when so much hung in the balance. There was risk, of course, with the Silver Wolf’s company camped at Kilderrick, but Nyssa felt she had little choice.
She had to know.
Ceara, as convinced of her own path as ever, declined to accompany Nyssa. Since her return from Carlisle, she spent her time watching the Silver Wolf’s camp, keeping v
