<em> Sorcha knows the spirits will come</em><br/><br/>Sorcha could not understand a word that this giant of a man was saying; to her it was complete gibberish. She had picked up the occasional foreign word on the way but nothing that was said here. What was so interesting for her is that she had yet to meet a ‘murderer’ that had any respect for the land that had the intelligence to learn their signs, that knew how to walk upon it. They were too proud, and pride would be the downfall of many. There was a curl of her lip as he spoiled her work and the sand was kicked in her face. Yet did he fear the power she had…her connection to the earth, whether snow or sand…<br/><br/>The small and lean pict, looked up then and tilted her head to one side, her eyes so close to ebony met his. For a moment did the bright morning not meet night sky? The curl of the lip became a smile then as if he amused her, whatever he could do did not matter, the truth was she did not fear him now after that which he had done. He might have power over her now but not for ever. The spirits would find her now.<br/><br/>Her eyes remained on him and his sword, if she had a tail it would have been twitching as if she were some wild feline, waiting for the moment to pounce. Sorcha saw the cage, and forced down the fight or flight instinct, though her eyes never left his and the smile remained on her face. It was as if this small woman knew something he did not. None of the time did any word or sound passed her lips. This was somehow more disconcerting.<br/><br/>For now Sorcha knew there was little choice, and she backed into the cage, still she had escaped there metal, escaping this was only a matter of time.  Amusement still upon her face she rolled her shoulders in their sockets…she knew that the land would not allow her to be caged by a heathen, by a metal man. The pict was sure the scent of heather was in the air now, her nostrils flared. Only when in there did she speak<em>my blood has already fed the land metal man. They will come. Many of yours will fall to the snow…</em><br/>