The Witch's Awakening (The Witches of Time Book 1) by Leigh Ann Edwards

Author:Leigh Ann Edwards [Edwards, Leigh Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781953647245
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Arianna went no further than the stream or the garden when alone. Darius enlisted the Murphy boys in helping him in many tasks including accompanying her about. Today the two eldest escorted her to see Grandmother, promising to return later. She found it amusing that men feared the crone.

“You’re unsettled, Tine,” Grandmother said.

“I dislike knowing soldiers are patrolling the settlement. Like much of my life, I must keep hidden away.”

“You fear your powers will present themselves because of your anger?”

“I’m not angry, simply annoyed. I’m happy with Darius and my joys outweigh the petulance.”

“But you fear the man with the wooden leg?”

She nodded. “Alcott could make it difficult for us. I worry for Darius; there’s much animosity between them.”

“Have you had unsettling dreams?”

Arianna stared at the old woman and the oddest sensation came over her.

“Have you asked me that before?”

“Aye, another time, Tine.”

“Why do you call me that?”

“It means fire.”

“I’m aware it’s Gaelic for fire.”

“Maybe it’s because of your fiery personality and not your hot temper. You’re noticeably guarded in revealing your temper. The name, Tine, is given only in fondness.”

Arianna simply smiled.

“Did you learn anything from the two men who visited you when Young Wyndham was away? I suppose there were three. Your husband’s brother likely only confirmed men can be lascivious bastards, although I suspect that was partly to do with his conniving wife. She’ll cause you trouble, as will the young lass.”

Arianna hadn’t mentioned the incident, but like many subjects, the old woman seemed to intuitively know.

“Charlotte could cause trouble,” Arianna agreed, “but what young lass do you mean?”

“The friend who’s not a friend and likely to be the color of your new cloak when she sees Young Wyndham’s given you gifts. There’s also the native woman who tries to prevent warring between the settlers and her people.”

“From my one meeting with her I thought she’d be in favor of that.”

“Olathe has much validity in despising our kind, but she wouldn’t want bloodshed. She’s a guardian of the land.”

“How do you know all this?”

“You’re aware of it, too, Tine. Of course it turns out differently each time we live.”

“You’re saying we’ve lived past lives?”

Grandmother pushed her long hair behind her ear.

“We’ve lived this life over and over. Events are repeated, but with different outcomes.”

“I don’t understand,” Arianna said.

“You choose not to remember, but with good reason. Some events, no one would wish to remember.”

“That sounds ominous and seems impossible, but it would explain why Darius seemed familiar to me that first day…his voice, his scent, why he felt the need to protect me from the beginning…and why we fell in love so quickly.”

The old woman nodded.

“Why would we live the same life over again?” Arianna asked. “Not that I’m not opposed to many lives with Darius.”

“I suspect you’ll do so until you learn what you must to ensure a more favorable outcome and so you stay alive long enough to make it to the future to meet with the other three transcendent witches. You’ll learn more when you have the dreams, although they’re always deeply disturbing to you.

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