Mother of Rebellion by B. K. Boes

Author:B. K. Boes [Boes, B. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beyond Here Publishing
Published: 2019-01-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Jabin

Yllin Agricultural Estate, Eikon

7th Cycle of Chenack

989 Post Schism

Only a cycle had passed since Mae arrived, and yet, she and Jabin were already fast friends. Jabin spent time with her whenever he had the chance. She was different from anyone he knew. Her ideas, her mannerisms, her sense of humor — no one was quite like her. Jabin had felt so alone in his journey, so isolated from his peers and family. But Mae was so open about herself that he felt invited to talk to her about anything.

For that, he would be forever grateful.

But, for some reason, she couldn’t sit through one lesson with Oracle Lan without inciting an argument. Jabin sat beside her on a stone bench inside the sanctuary. Oracle Lan was opposite them in the small room, sitting on a smooth-topped hunk of stone that served as his chair. A lantern hung on a chain from the ceiling, casting the center of the simple, gray room in a yellowish, flickering light. The corners of the room were left in the dark as there were no windows to bring in the morning light.

As soon as they’d met on the path moments before, Mae had been bursting with excitement. Now, she was telling them both, and with every word Oracle Lan’s lips drew a little tighter and his brow a little lower. She’d seen a woman fall from somewhere high to her death. The only clear clue she could remember was that it happened in a busy place with lots of people, probably in a city.

Jabin would have thought Mae would be disappointed. Up to now, she’d only had words of wisdom and warning from the Sustainer to people around her. Only a small portion of people gifted with visions saw death regularly. It was a terrible thing, and Jabin had envied her. But, instead of being upset, or even disappointed, Mae had been excited, determined the woman’s death would be averted.

“This is my first dream in which I might be able to save someone,” Mae continued. “And I can finally seek out Tamonn once the Sustainer gives me some clarity. He will give me clarity, won’t He, Uncle?” She looked at the oracle with wide eyes.

Tamonn? Jabin sucked in a breath. No one does that anymore. He’d read about the old tradition, when oracles used to go out on their own to save the first person they’d seen die in their visions. It had been considered a right of passage, but the Temple had banned the practice due to the rate of failure and the rate of oracles getting themselves killed in the process.

“Clarity will most likely come, but—”

Mae cut him off. “Of course it will,” she said. “Should I meditate on the dream? Or should I wait for another one?”

“If this last vision was blurry in your memory, the Sustainer very well may give it to you again. You can practice the techniques we’ve spoken of during the next vision to better remember the details once you’ve woken.

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