Chapter 23:
Helena and Ludmila walked at a quick pace down the narrow path to the Legend. The town was dark, and the shutters all closed tight. On this warm night, Helena sensed this was a town that lived in fear. But from the barón? He appeared such a hapless man. Not the kind to fear.
“Please do not tell anyone about my curse.” Ludmila broke the silence.
“What curse? Being able to see the future? I would think it a gift,” Helena said.
“If you think being a sideshow attraction a gift, then yes, it is. People come to you from nowhere wanting you to read their future. They always assume they will have a happy reading, more often than not it isn’t. Would you like to be the one that tells them their loved one is cheating on them, they are about to go bankrupt, or they will soon die? It is
