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"What the hell is that?"

My voice was so loud I brought Edana out of her trance

"What?" She shook her head as if to clear it

"In there" I pointed

The crystal was e?"

"Didn&039;t you?"

"I" She paused and rubbed her eyes "Don&039;t remember"

" &039;Beware the devil who is a shape-shifter,&039;" I recited

Her hands fell down her eyebrows flew up "I said that?"

She glanced uneasily behindwas there

"You did There were shadows, everywhere; then a wolf appeared in the da beneath the table "How did you do that?"

There was nothing under the table but Edana&039;s skirt-shrouded legs

I stared at the ceiling, searching for a camera or a projector; then I stalked to the drapes and yanked thee chair, which had seen better days, and a cooler full of water and Gatorade

Gatorade?

I returned to the front of the tent "What&039;s going on?"

"My s appear that don&039;t exist"

I had ht Before, I hadn&039;t thought she had any; noasn&039;t so sure Which ht be true

"What do you know about the wolf in the ain "I know only what the cards, the palms, the ball, tell me"

"Yet you don&039;t recall what appeared in the crystal or what you said?"

"I&039;m an old woman; sometimes I don&039;t recall , but why? Did she truly know nothing? Or was she afraid? Either way, I doubted I&039;d get anyto catch a floating feather You kept snatching and snatching at the air, and the thing floated higher, re just out of your reach

"Edana?" The tent flap rattled "I have your supper"

I untied the entrance, and a young wo a tray I hadn&039;t seen her before Her hair was an interesting coht brown, a shade that should be dishwater yet glowed tawny in the light of the oil lareen than blue, and tilted up at the corners The ht they&039;d fraternized early and often with their Irish neighbors, despite any taboos to the contrary

The girl gave me a quick, somewhat harried nod and crossed the tent to set the plates in front of Edana "I&039;y "Understandable, child"

I slipped outside; the shoas over People streamed away from the bleachers toward their cars A few stopped at the trinket tables, a few ht popcorn and cotton candy, while several formed a line in front of Edana&039;s place

Mal was on the other side of the camp astride Benjamin His head lifted; our eyes met, and he turned the horse toward irl ducked out of Edana&039;s tent Her sudden appearance must have startled the ani

Malachi&039;s foreared as he attempted to control the horse, but the horse&039;s eyes rolled wildly and he began to buck Everyone in the immediate vicinity scattered Then Benjaalloped for the trees

The girl stood rooted to the spot, face white I ran after Mal, though I had no hope of catching him

Just before the tould have disappeared into the forest, the horse suddenly stopped, planted his front feet, lifted his hindquarters, and sent Malachi sailing over his head to s thud before sliding to the ground Then Benjaed his master&039;s still for the horse&039;s nose, andin both Ro over Mal, though what I expected to do I wasn&039;t certain I wouldn&039;t knohat a broken bone felt like if I touched one

"Are you okay?" I asked, my voice unsteady