Vinory

Vinory felt an unexpected sensation of warmth, as if the house gave her its blessing.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Vinory reached outward with all of the delicate fingers of consciousness that she used to touch the other side of the Veil.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

It was only during rituals and festivals that they had the opportunity to see what Vinory and the magekind saw every day.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Vinory hummed with pleasure as she took the clothbound volumes out one by one and laid them on the fleece that served as a hearth mat.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Vinory said, sorting through a bag of dyed threads.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Vinory spun a disk of metal between her fingers, gathering sunlight from the beams that came in the window to store in the girl's mind.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Fair and foul, Vinory thought, as she lay abed that night.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

I could do it, Vinory thought, rereading the text.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

Vinory raised the godhead as a shield, and the presence withdrew a little.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996

It certainty was not a god, since when Vinory had chosen to ward herself the night before, she was not troubled by the dreams or the mysterious touch.

In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996