The Fifth Petal: A Novel by Brunonia Barry

Author:Brunonia Barry [Brunonia Barry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101905609
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00

“And outside?”

“Outside are the ones you didn’t invite. Fairies and impish creatures. And they can be a jealous lot. They love to crash a party.”

Rafferty had listened with the amused detachment of a nonbeliever. Even so, today he kept his distance and waited until the ceremony was over and the circle had been uncast before talking to Ann. He watched until she pointed with her wand, undoing the circle counterclockwise or, as he’d once heard her refer to it, “widdershins.”

“Three times in one week?” she said, spotting him waiting for her as she and the witches walked back toward shore. “People will start to talk.”

“Raising the sea again? The climate change people will be all over you,” he replied.

“Just the opposite, actually. It’s a spell called Time and Tides. It’s meant to turn back both. As a cure for climate change.”

“And is it working?”

“Time will tell,” she said.

“I thought time didn’t exist,” he answered.

“Linear time doesn’t exist,” she grouched. “Enough. What do you want to ask me this time?”

“I need to know more about goddesses.”

“Goddesses in general or those poor girls from 1989?”

“In general. You have a particular goddess you worship, right? From a specific group?”

“My coven has chosen the Celtic pantheon, though it more or less matches the Greek, Roman, and Norse ones. We worship all of the gods and goddesses from our group, each of us choosing one with whom we identify. Mine is Danu, mother goddess of water and war.”

“Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?”

“Not at all,” Ann said. “I can handle her. But you do have to be careful who you choose, and remember that, by calling down your goddess, you are summoning all of her powers. Which is why we discourage novices from making the choice too early.” She sighed. “I know you don’t believe in this, so what’s your real question, Rafferty?”

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