Oracle
“ This nightmare of yours is indeed a blessing,” he snapped his metal cup and gargled with its content. Spitting it back, he continued,“ the Spirits have come to warn you of the war.”“ What war?”“ The war to come. The earth will burn. The blood... of babies will be spilled. You must leave. Tell no one.”“ Shouldn’ t I warn the others?”“ Absolutely not. The Spirits of War have attached themselves to you. They have copulated with your land. Your continued presence is what will bring the march of war to everyone here, including you. Take your husband and your children...”“ But... I have no children.”“ Soon you will. Take your family and vacate this land. Tell no soul why.”“ Where should I go?”“ West.”“ Where west?”“ West! Take nothing but your clothes and a month’ s worth of gold.
Any more and the war shall take your life wherever you land.”
No person can ever speak with such passion, such intensity, and lie, she thought. A lark of a visit to some seer has turned real. She believed.“ Yes, yes, I will. Thank you! I owe you more than I will ever have.”
“ Oh yes, follow that, and be saved. Leave two coppers. Your life will be swell.”
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