Chapter 208

“Nu-reeh has always said where you settle is up to you,” Damien said. “If you settled here perhaps you could arrange with Nu-reeh to visit with her.”

“The women seem to barter for things,” Christof said, “Nu-reeh would probably trade with you.”

“To see my own mother,” Hannah spit out. “How generous of her.”

We passed an exit and Hannah looked up at me. “I need air, Mama,” she said sharply. “I’ll see you in a while.”

She took off before I could say anything to stop her.

It crushed me to watch her disappear into the clouds. Futilely a hand reached out in an effort to pull her back to me. I had wanted to spend the day with her. We could have talked, perhaps I could have helped her accept this. Instead she had run from me and I was too weak to stop her from going.

“Enough tears, Ciara,” Bane whispered into my ear wiping my cheeks. “The little one has just gone to cool her temper. You know how dangerous she can be.”

“She talks to us at night,” Ke