Katharine Eliska Kimbriel by Night Calls

Author:Night Calls [Calls, Night]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-12-23T12:16:56+00:00

Too much too quickly… it made it hard for me to sort things out. I was quiet the trip back, listening to the new gelding’s firm tread—not like Dancer’s merry pace, but she was carrying a foal, and wouldn’t be pulling any cart for some time to come. Papa respected the silence. We were less than a mile from home when Papa’s voice finally came out of the twilight at me.

“Are you thinking about a trip to your Aunt Marta’s?” As calm as always, as if a whim to take one of the mules and ride a day to Cat Track Hollow was a common occurrence.

“I don’t know what else to do, Papa,” I admitted. “Something feels very wrong, but I don’t know what it is.”

“So take all you know to Marta,” Papa said, letting out the reins a bit to give Juniper his head over some rough road. “If you go over it together, you’ll be able to sort coincidence from catastrophe.”

“Do you think I’m moonstruck or something?” I asked suddenly.

“Depends on what you mean,” was the response. “If you mean feeling romantic, maybe a bit. No harm in that—one way or another, you’ll survive it. I’m not so sure Wylie is the right fellow for you, but there’s no harm in liking him.” This was matter-of-fact, as if he was talking about someone who wasn’t there. “But the other— whether you’re unbalanced? No, Alfreda, you’re not moonstruck. You see, Livana does avoid you; she avoids your mother, too. She even avoids me, and I wasn’t born with your sight, although I’ve trained myself a fair piece.” Although it was fairly dark, I knew Papa was looking at me. “Alfreda” was only for serious times.

“Then I’m not imagining it.” I made a statement out of the words.

“I just said that, daughter.” There was humor in his voice. Papa does so love to tease me. “Talk to Marta—that’s what a good teacher is for, to set your feet on the path of knowledge.”

“It’s a long walk,” I muttered, but Papa either didn’t hear or chose not to speak.

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