Chapter 60: Worthy Knowledge

Delaney

I continue down the steps until I reach the bottom.

Although the entire space is dark, there’s a small lantern emitting a soft green light, and a man with a heavily wrinkled face is standing behind it.

His eyes meet mine from across the room, and in a soft voice, he says to me, “Come closer, little one.”

Once I get closer to the table, I see the chair that’s directly in front of him. There’s a faint herbal scent in the air that’s unpleasant at first but gets better and more tolerable with every breath that I take. I take a seat, and put my hands together in front of me.

“What is your name?” he asks. The lantern is hiding about half of his face, so I can only see his eyes.

“Delaney Waters,” I tell him.

“Allow me to see your hand,” he says.

I extend my hand to him, and he places his beneath mine. His hand is rough. Only the lantern is illuminating my hand, and he moves closer to the light while his free hand traces the lines on my palm.

“Hm,” he grumbles. “I see why Anna c