Becoming Valkyrie (Pyralis Book 1) by Brandy L Cunningham

Author:Brandy L Cunningham [Cunningham, Brandy L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

14

The Fiddler

The Fiddler watched me as I watched him. An unusual name for an unusual man. He reminded me of photos I had seen of Albert Einstein. Graying, frizzled hair that stood up in every direction and worn, leathery skin full of wrinkles. His eyes, bright blue like a summer day, seemed ageless. There was a wisdom reflected in them that contrasted sharply with the youthful expression he wore.

In his eyes, I could see many things. I could see knowledge, passion, pain, and sadness. I wondered what he saw in my own eyes as he studied me. I knew from the conversation I had overheard that he knew about the soft feminine voice that whispered to me within my mind. I wasn’t sure how he knew. He didn’t speak for a long time as he seemed to evaluate me.

When finally he did speak, it was with an aged voice. “Valkyrie. It is a wonder what a simple spell can do when placed in youthful inexperienced hands. I am absolutely stunned by you. Part Vampire, part Witch. Born of fire and ash. What an amazing anomaly you are, my child.”

I almost laughed as his face lit with a smile. His features seemed to lose years when he smiled. “I thought I was going to doom the world?”

He chuckled. “Doom it or save it. Only time will tell. Hell, maybe you have nothing to do with whatever happens, and we are all just captivated by you.”

He shrugged his aged shoulders as he walked away. A teapot whistled somewhere from the back of the room. He glanced back at me. “Sorry, my dear. I would offer you a spot of tea, but alas, you cannot drink it.”

I frowned. “So, you’re human then? You look very old. No offense. It’s just that I had expected the Fiddler to be some amazingly powerful…something.”

He smiled at me in humor, his eyes crinkling in the corners. “Oh, I am no human, girl. I am a Witch. I am the oldest Witch alive today, at least as far as anyone knows. I am very powerful.” He winked at me as he poured the tea into a small cup. “In fact, I am so powerful that I foresaw the events that led to your death, and to your rebirth. All it takes is a hint here and there. There is a reason Valkyrian knew where to be on Samhain.”

I blinked, trying to digest his words. “So, you could’ve changed things then, if you’d wanted to?”

Walking back to me, he sat on an old chair across from me. “Child, I did choose to change things. I saw your death, and I chose to warn Desmond. I also chose to leave my very powerful book open to a certain spell. Just as I chose to give that necklace you wear to him. Indeed. I have chosen many things that resulted in the path we have all taken to be here today.

It was a choice to send the letter to Valkyrian telling him in which town he might find a young woman who carried the blood of his sister.

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