Sarah POVI followed all the Oracles out of the temple and into the living quarters, where I felt a mild case of culture shock, walking so quickly from the white-on-white of the temple into a warm interior of dark, highly polished wood and the aroma of baking bread.For my next shock, the Oracles al
Zane POVIt was odd and unpleasant to spend the evening without Sarah, far more than I would have guessed. The girls ate their dinner mostly in silence, and asked more than once just what their goddess-mother was doing at the temple.I agreed to let them share a bed, and I was prepared to read to th
“I stand corrected.”He chuckled. “Things are excellent, actually. Thank you for asking. We’re more than compatible.”“Good,” I said as warmly as I could, but I felt a cold pang of jealousy. They had met, wanted to mate, and that was that. No great traditions standing in the way, no threats of catas
Sarah POV“If you seek the truth, stop seeking enemies and find the moon,” I and the statue and someone else said, speaking as one.He looked up at the moon. “It’s right there.”“But you are not,” I said, and a great sorrow washed over me even as my heart beat in anticipation. “You must walk with me
I called Zane, and he picked up on the first ring.“Sarah. How are you doing over there?”“I’m good. They’re being very nice, and they’ve told me many things I want to share with you, but not over the phone.”“Are you heading home now?”“Well, they’ve fed me three times now, and I haven’t helped wit
Sarah POVWe walked down the same hall where my temporary room was, but she turned to a different door two doors down from a table on which sat a vase full of bright blue and yellow flowers. I stood in the open doorway as she put my phone on her nightstand charger, which oddly didn’t have a phone on
Zane POVI spent the morning mildly irritated at myself at how often checked my phone to see if Sarah would call again. I contemplated sending Ollie out to wait at the gate, but sanity prevailed, barely.By lunch, I was getting concerned, and by dinner I was downright worried. I put the girls to sle
Sarah POVI woke up back in my cozy room, and it was all I could do not to scream in rage. What had I been thinking last night? Had I been thinking at all?After a moment, though, I calmed down. Last night wasn’t like me, and it also wasn’t like Zane. What was this Luna Temple that the second we saw