CHAPTER 50Mara scooted around on her mat, as if she were trying to get comfortable. In reality she was releasing some tension and hoping to put Ping at ease by feigning a casualness she didn’t feel. Dangling her arms before her, she shook them loosely while rolling her head on her neck.
“You look like you are getting ready to engage in a wrestling match. Should I be worried?” he said. There was no humor in his voice.
Mara straightened and locked her gaze on him. “I think I’ve figured out what that latest haiku means, the one I told you about in the hospital the other day.”
“The one that talks about this realm’s Chronicle. Is that what you are referring to?”
“Yes,” Mara said. She reached into her pocket, removed the copper medallion and placed it on the floor between them. She kept her
