Chapter 12I got Second Esperah Carranza to drop me off at the marperia this morning. We were seven days away from the Festival of Sinquinta. And I had more questions about fulfilling Oscar’s prophecy than answers. That Diakono Copperwith and Maisa were leaving their city like I had done with mine confused me.
I had my paper and pencil with me as I sat on a bench across from Kammbi’s statue. I was finishing a new themily, and I kept staring at the statue. Kammbi’s arms were extended wide, inviting all to come to him. At what price? Taking a man from his city in order to follow a set of beliefs he didn’t fully grasp? Forcing another man to give up one thing he wanted to do in order to help a stranger fulfill a prophecy he didn’t fully embrace? And bringing an attractive woman along as well—
