what?” The woman moved swiftly across “Now demanded as he strode toward the swinging bridge, oblivious to her. the way it swayed in response to Korin pointed and described each quick step she took. the white-haired figure, not stick around for your “I’ll daring to mention that he, too, meet and greet,” Daddy said as had been appearing in her they watched the woman hurry dreams. toward them. I’m outta “Then, scanned the trail, then here.” frowned. don’t see nothing.” The Chevy’s engine faded “I Korin watched the little man into the distance as Korin’s turn and look their way. gramma squared her shoulders “He’s right there!” How could Daddy and said, only have a few hours “I not see him? to teach you what you’ve been Daddy shook his head. unable to learn since your “I don’t see nobody.” He snorted. mother’s passing. You may have just the sun, bouncing off the Jidhe Ken, as I do, but you “That’s those logs over yonder.” can’t participate in what is to be done today unless you know how His eyes suddenly widened to use it.” and his shoulders slumped. Korin raked a The Ken? An old woman emerged from hand through her hair. “What…?” the trees and onto the trail, must work together.” “We toward the swinging Gramma interrupted and bridge. continued as though Korin knew arrived earlier than what she was talking about—a “You’ve the time we agreed upon,” she binding spell, magic and a called, then stopped for a epidemic of evil. exchange with the little man who Seeing Korin’s confusion, shot a glance Korin’s way before Gramma heaved an exasperated turning to disappear back into the sigh, then said, she “K-O-R-I-N,” shadows. nodded. my daughter “Thankfully,
“Now what?” demanded as he strode toward her. Korin pointed and described the white-haired figure, not daring to mention that he, too, had been appearing in her dreams. scanned the trail, then frowned. “I don’t see nothing.” Korin watched the little man turn and look their way. “He’s right there!” How could Daddy not see him? Daddy shook his head. “I don’t see nobody.” He snorted. “That’s just the sun, bouncing off those logs over yonder.” His eyes suddenly widened and his shoulders slumped. An old woman emerged from the trees and onto the trail, toward the swinging bridge. “You’ve arrived earlier than the time we agreed upon,” she called, then stopped for a exchange with the little man who shot a glance Korin’s way before turning to disappear back into the shadows. The woman moved swiftly across the swinging bridge, oblivious to the way it swayed in response to each quick step she took. “I’ll stick around for your meet and greet,” Daddy said as they watched the woman hurry toward them. “Then, I’m outta here.” The Chevy’s engine faded into the distance as Korin’s gramma squared her shoulders and said, “I only have a few hours to teach you what you’ve been unable to learn since your mother’s passing. You may have the Jidhe Ken, as I do, but you can’t participate in what is to be done today unless you know how to use it.” The Ken? Korin raked a hand through her hair. “What…?” “We must work together.” Gramma interrupted and continued as though Korin knew what she was talking about—a binding spell, magic and a epidemic of evil. Seeing Korin’s confusion, Gramma heaved an exasperated sigh, then said, “K-O-R-I-N,” she nodded. “Thankfully, my daughter
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