Star People Legacy by Smith T.L

Author:Smith, T.L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

22

They wrapped me in ritual clothes I’d never seen before. The white leather was velvety soft, nearly as thin as silk from age, and had a shimmer only accentuated by quartz bead where the fabric was woven together. I’d never seen these clothes with these eyes, but I knew their feel against my skin. She knew the feel.

Stephanie fastened the last shell button at my hip, stepping away from me. The leather molded to my every curve. Olivia set leather slippers in front of me, backing away as I tucked my feet into them, fitting as if made just for me.

Both women knelt down as the last rays of the sun blazed through the windows, casting shimmers around the room as they reflected off the crystal beads. They sang a Blessingway, but there were words I hadn’t heard before, in a long time.

They sang to the Great Father and Mother, to the children of the gods, the Ci’inkwia left to battle for all the peoples. They sang a prayer to recognize and bless the offspring... to bless me, Din’ah, as a Star Woman. As the Ci’in.

Not a Ci’in, but the Ci’in.

They used my real name, her real name. Her real title. Even through the thick-paned glass, those rays of sunlight were a warmth glowing over me. Through me. My Spirit was alive. I took a deep breath, smelling eucalyptus, leather and Starbursts. Smelling life, as if for the first time in a very long time.

The song stopped as the sun disappeared. None of us said anything as they led me out of my suite and to the elevator. The guards stood statuesque, not a flinch of emotion, not the flicker of an eye as I passed between them. They took me to the rooftop, moving aside to let me step out alone.

But I wasn’t alone. The roof had been designed as entertainment space, glass panels surrounding the perimeters for the safety of the guests. Any other time I had no doubt there were awnings with misters, tables, chairs and any sort of other special furniture for events. Right now furniture was replaced by people. At least a hundred, if not more.

They all looked at me, but I couldn’t see anything except the display ahead of me. A structure stood in the middle of the roof. From four posts hung banners of the four Earthly Elements. Beneath each banner sat an Elder. Each Element and each Elder represented a conference of People. With all four Elders here, the entire Nation was considered present.

My heart thudded at the significance of this display. My father complained that even with Unity, it was difficult to get a full consensus. But they were here and in the center of the elders, sat a woman covered by a feathered robe. My mother.

Only I was surprised to see her. The Spirit expected it. My mother sat erect with her eyes closed, humming a tune I’d heard all my life. It was the tune she hummed in meditation. The song called to me, or to the Spirit within me.

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