-Hope-
I looked down at my wrist, where the strange visitor had grabbed me, her desperate voice echoing in my mind as she spoke of her love for the male who was her mate. I wished there was something I could do. She had travelled all this way to find us, hoping we could help, and now we were sending her back home.
I sighed as I poured the herbs into the warm water. Taking a spoon, I stirred it absentmindedly, trying to figure out if there was any way I could assist her.
I realized then that I truly was my mother’s daughter. She wasn’t here anymore to guide me, though. No, she had chosen to leave her holy duty behind and abandon this place. The problem was that once you decided to leave, you were never welcomed back.
I recognized that these thoughts weren’t entirely new. I had often w
