The Light Between (Part 5 of 8)
by Erisian
Book 5
If you have yet to read the saga - the tale starts here:
Into The Light
Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 16 - Sins
Countless nights spent staring into a fire’s dancing flames or into skies darkened by midnight’s gloom flooded everything, twisting as a barbed arrow within the chest. Abandoned by a father whose infinite radiance had turned as cold as the snow he’d left her in, a young girl had wrestled with inner scars which seeped anew from every self-perceived failure. Even her uncle - though he had at least stayed - always bore into her soul with hooded eyes of penetrating and absolute judgment.
Only Siabh had held her tenderly. Only the fae priestess had softly offered words of love and support.
But some nights those hadn’t been enough. And as the long hours crept towards dawn the child had whispered the same questions over and over:
Does my mother also think me worthless? Is that why she never came for me?
Is she ashamed of me too?
