Chapter 39. Hunters (2)

Queen crushed vervain, henbane, and mugwort, mixing in a white powdery substance also, taking a handful of red sage, she lights it on fire and puts it on a small tin plate. Sheila went about drawing a circle and a little circle with a dot inside, she took a spoon of the crushed mixture and dropped it in the middle, and they both sit out of the circle.

Closing their eyes, they sit on the floor, their hands folded into fists resting on their things. They began to sway like palm reeds under a sea breeze. The smell of red sage was everywhere the heartbeats of the girls increased, they beat in a musical rhythm like drums being played when dancing around a campfire.

Their movement increased and increased until they stopped. “Eski ruler, yangi ruler, binning ovozimizni shipping, qurbonlarimizni Kabul piling, bizga yordam Bering va binning kuchimiz basin (Spirits of old, spirits of new, hear our voices, accept our sacrifices, aid us and be our strength),” they sang in unison. Th