Holly
“What?”
“There are those who would seek to take advantage of your inexperience and generosity. You will find friends in places as unlikely as those you will find your enemies. I need to warn you to choose your alliances carefully; there are big things that have been waiting for the right circumstance to come to light. Be careful.”
“I-I don’t understand. How do you know all this?”
She laughed, “We are everywhere and in all things. There isn’t much that can escape our notice.” The nymph’s chill hands reached out and touched her shoulders. She held Holly’s gaze as if trying to read her. “Please, follow your intuition and trust yourself.”
Before Holly could formulate a coherent response, the nymph had dispersed into water and rejoined the sea; it was as if someone had popped a wa
