Chapter 71

Adel paused half way through her cutting, as if the answer to Netya’s question was more complex than she felt able to explain.

“Try to think of visions not as flashes of wisdom, but as remedies to help those around you, like the plants we use. Their meaning may not always be clear, and many will prove useless, but the time will come when a person approaches you in need of aid, and you will be able to use what you have seen in the spirit world to help them.”

Netya’s brow knotted in confusion. “How can visions be like medicine?”

“They are medicine of the mind and spirit, not of the body. I cannot expect you to understand yet, but you will learn in time. There are many ailments that only the reassurance of the spirits can heal.” She resumed her cutting, peeling back the wax a small piece at a time. “You remember when Erech was injured? He is your friend, is he not?”

Netya bobbed her head.

“He came to speak with me not long after he recovered,” Adel continu