Chapter 23
 
Ann Arbor, March 2005
I was getting kind of used to her patterns. Even after I told her it was counterproductive, we’d still lose a day here or there talking philosophy or politics or religion. She didn’t seem to believe in God but did respect spirituality in others, and her take on politics was always [...]

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Zsallia
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Chapter 22
 
Circa 130 BCE
Rhumenk, Slodhe had called them. They were rumored to have killed and enslaved some of the tribes far to the south, but Slodhe said they were not hostile in their encounters with his people, merely sought trade and hunting. I was angry at that last, for if they were hunting in my [...]

Posted on September 25th, 2007 by Zsallia
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Chapter 21

Ann Arbor, March 2005
[—begin Journal entry—]
It is not often that people manage to surprise me, but Edna has been doing so almost from the day we met. I was wary of her at first, then fascinated by her as I learned more and more of her life.
She once was a pilot, learning to [...]

Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Zsallia
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Chapter 20

Circa 130 BCE
Communing in my dreams with the mother-goddess, Nerth?, I felt a slight breeze upon my face and heard her voice upon it. Your people are calling you, sister, she whispered in my ear. Stirring myself awake I heard a group of men in the distance, chanting in the old tongue. My [...]

Posted on September 4th, 2007 by Zsallia
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Chapter 18

Circa 1000 BCE
After Saennuz was gone life continued fairly quietly, at least for a while. The chief, Manniz, was only mildly irritated at the turn of events, cementing my certainty that he had been looking to be rid of his overbearing mate and would not be inclined to question me too closely.
My own [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2007 by Zsallia
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