Chapter nineteen
TessaWhen the Goddess first arrived in Chilpatila the people asked her why she had come. She replied, “I come to heal the hearts of men.” When asked how she would go about it she said, “By shoving them over the precipice of wisdom.”
Dr. Pamela Reading, Touching the Divine: Milla’ray
Dr. Andrew Rosenberg was on the phone when they arrived, and he waved Jakob and Tessa into a pair of chairs in front of his desk. They sat, nervously awaiting the results of Ember’s latest battery of tests. Tessa stared out the east-facing window, filled with the dawning sun. It rose through the clear sky with a blaze of glorious light, reminding her of the tapestry at Milla’ray.
She took Jakob’s hand and squeezed it. He looked over at her in surprise.
The surgeon finished his call. “Sorry
