Cill Darae by Donald D Allan

Author:Donald D Allan [Allan, Donald D]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780995849082
Publisher: Copper Penny Publishing
Published: 2019-04-29T22:00:00+00:00

Much later that night Nadine came down the stairs in the farmhouse to the kitchen. She made herself a cup of tea and sat at the kitchen table. The meeting with the draoi had been long but in the end, all of her draoi agreed to leave that week for the villages and towns. They were too few, but with help from Martin they targeted the areas that needed their attention the most. Steve offered to send the crew with them, and Nadine gratefully agreed. She didn’t want her draoi using their powers to force the church to do anything. She feared it would lead to a new Purge. Steve assigned crew to the draoi and the evening ended with tearful goodbyes. They hugged and drifted off one by one to sort out their affairs. Some draoi had family, and they agreed to all leave together.

Nadine felt hollow. Her husband worked in his workroom only a few feet away and it might as well have been miles. He had said nothing all evening and as soon as the meeting was finished he returned to his room. Nadine had gone to bed but couldn’t sleep.

She felt if Will was standing strong beside her everything would be all right. Instead, she was lost and afraid. She felt so alone. It seemed so strange to her that the problems with Will occupied so little of her mind and effort. Weeks have gone by and she barely tried to discover what was ailing Will. Every time she tried to focus on it, her attention went elsewhere, and she left him alone and cried herself to sleep. It wasn’t right.

She would suspect Kennit, but soon that would fade as well. Nothing was right. Everything was wrong and she couldn’t seem to want to make it right. She put down her teacup and stood up. She forced her mind to focus and made her way to the workshop. Several times on the way she almost turned and returned to bed. She gritted her teeth and forced her feet to continue.

She entered the workroom and found Will still working the herbs. The room was filled with herbs from top to bottom. The scent was overpowering. She gazed about in some shock. She couldn’t remember the last time she had come in, but she had not expected what she saw. This is insane! The room is filled with herbs of all kinds!

She again felt the urge to leave but pushed past it and came up behind Will. She tapped him on the shoulder, but he ignored her. She growled and gripped his shoulder and pulled him around. For a moment she saw a flicker in his eyes. A moment of awareness and she felt hope.

“Will, look at me! Listen to me. What are you doing in here? Look at all the herbs! What are you doing?”

Will looked about in a daze and then stared back at her.

Nadine grabbed his upper arms. “Will! Darling! Please, come back to me! Fight it! It’s Kennit! He’s blocking you somehow! Fight it! For me!” She shook him a little.

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