Chapter eighteen
TessaThe people begged Milla’ray to teach them the ways of wisdom. She is said to have replied, “I came not to teach, but to do. If you would learn, do likewise.”
Dr. Pamela Reading, Touching the Divine: Milla’ray
Tessa leaned over the crib side, and talked to the wriggling infant within. “Marrin! Please... I have to get these booties on you, so we can visit Ellie.” The baby kicked up his legs and tossed aside the bootie she had already fastened to his tiny nearly-square foot. Tessa laughed. “You’re a strong one, eh? Just like Daddy. But you’ll have to do a bit of growing to catch up with him.” Marrin Jakobus Faircrow had weighed five pounds fourteen ounces at birth, almost a pound more than his sister, Ember Suvi.
Another crib stood in the room, empty save for a brand
