Chapter 9: Lilith's VisionLilith had loved coming into Donnick with her parents when she was a wee one. She was there every day for school, but that did not count. The children from the town of LouElla would board the carrier in the morning and return by carrier in the afternoon. When her parents went to Donnick it was usually to trade and the buy goods at the First Center. There was always a treat of some sort and maybe a blue ribbon for her sun-streaked braids. Then she would roam over the grass and around the Center's other businesses and public places. She tried to avoid the waterfront. It smelled of brine, Ab boats, and odors from the brew halls that lined the way. One place in the First Center always intrigued her and she would stand in front of it and stare while dreaming daydreams

