“Cute couple. She’s right that her boyfriend is an i***t,” said Oisin, after the two had gone. “He’d broken his ankle pretty badly. They’d have had a fun time getting down the hill if I hadn’t been here to heal it.”
“Hah.”
“Little flicker of faith there, too, I think. She believes in me now. Not him, even though I’m ‘his’ saint. I guess you never know.” He looked after the young woman. “Though I’d bet you anything that she’s primarily one of Aya’s. The mother goddess indeed. She’s done pretty well for herself with neopaganism.”
“Yes. I have to ask one thing, though,” said Bel, looking after the couple.
“Hmm?”
“What in the world is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?”
Oisin laughed. “Ah, you haven’t been here for any of those conversations? It’s a very recent thing. They’re fictional, of c
