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has healing
properties.” The old woman lifted the bracelet and fastened it
around Erin’s wrist. “This little piece was a very good choice. I
am glad it spoke to you. See, it seems only a pretty little
trinket!” She beamed at the young woman. “Lets see what else was
special to you.”
    “Ah, the Bloodstone”, Ree said, picking up
the smooth stone with the red speckles. “This will reduce emotional
stress and is a powerful healer. Keep it in your pocket always. She
picked up the last token. “This little crystal is a very special
treasure. Because it isn’t clear it seems like it is flawed and
really unimportant. It is called a Rutilated Quartz. Not only will
it strengthen your life force and immune system but it also helps
heal wounds. It is an energy ally. When you feel totally used up it
will help you replenish. It amplifies your skills and will dispel
negative power. The best place for it is in a pocket or a pouch
attached to your belt or around your neck.”
    Erin and the old wise woman looked at each
other for a long moment before Ree continued. “You know what you
can do. As you use your skills they will become stronger. It is
just like any other muscle. Your mother had a knowledge and a sense
about herbs. You have seen how a simple plant prepared in a certain
way can have a powerful effect on our bodies. As for the stones,
they are aids, like a magnifying glass.
    “Erin these gifts I give to you, gladly.
Understand that they are very old and have been with my family
since before the “settlement”. I told you the names and qualities
of the stones but it’s best that you pretend that they are glass or
ceramic. They are not native to our provinces and it is best if you
do not treat them as something special. I want you to have them.
They will aid you and give you an edge, enhancing your natural
abilities which are formidable but,” Ree raised her hand in
warning, “they are not without their limits!” The old woman paused,
“You still need to get stronger physically and greatly improve your
natural gifts. Keir can be one of your guardians during the day but
you need to have other allies!” Birds and animals will be drawn to
you and will aid you. Be careful that people do not see you talking
to them. Work on your silent communication. Speak to them in your
mind.” 
    Erin’s eyes were very big as she listened to
Ree’s instructions. “I still don’t know what to do next? Do I
continue to flee from whoever is behind me? Do I try to find out
why this happened and right the wrong?”
    “Slow down!” Ree said sternly, “Take a deep
breath and look at this as logically as you can. Try to keep what
you are sensing apart from what you are emotionally feeling. The
first is, if you are accurate, reality. The second is illusion
because it is mixed with your fears. Sometimes they are difficult
to separate but this will get better as you learn. Now, what are
you sensing from the person behind you?”
    “It is
distant but I felt, yesterday, an ‘elation’ concerning the graves.
Later, I sensed a ‘resolve to complete a task’. What I can’t yet
determine, for sure, is: am I the task or is it the task what the
person was doing when father somehow became a threat? I think I
might be ‘the task’. Perhaps it is both.” Resting her head in her
hands, she paused. “I don’t know why someone wanted to poison
father. I can just move on and start a life somewhere far away and
hope that I never feel the ‘searching’. I am not sure if I am up to
finding out and having to face the why. I could be stepping into
something too big to survive. I don’t have a death wish.” Erin
looked down at her hands for a moment before raising her eyes to
meet Ree’s. “Thank you for your help in putting things into
perspective. I’ll think about this tonight and tell you my decision
in the morning.”

Chapter
2

Companions
    Erin spent a dreamless night at the Ree’s
cabin. The visit had brought a clarity and