Zoe had not choice but to make her way up the mountains. She had to go back to the temple and face her mother, Madelyn. She honestly did not know what to say.
By now she knew that the news would have reached the temple. She looked up at the sky and saw that the clouds were beginning to darken. The rain would be coming soon.
Was the Moon Goddess crying because of Zoe choices? She had heard fables as a child about the Moon Goddess crying and the God of Heavens sending her tears to the realm so the people would know her love.
But those were just stories her mother told her at bed time. Stories to shield her from the reality of the world. When it rains a storm is to follow.
When Zoe finally came to the doors of the temple she inhaled the crisp air in the high altitude. She looked ahead
