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At first it lacked substance Then it took fornised Miralda There was a dreamlike quality to the old woman Fury saw her too

'Look It's Miralda'

He touched Alison's hand

'But is it her body or her spirit?' Alison asked

Fury sat up 'Sisteris it you?'

The for brother I was snatched away before I could tell you all you need to know'

Fury leant forward 'We need to knohere we can find Morpeth's Mouth You said it is one of the gateways and we must cast Balduur's head into it'

The apparition floated forward

'First I must tell you why you e otherworldly quality Alison looked through the shadowy figure to the foreshore beyond There was nothing frightening Miralda was reaching out to them from beyond the mortal plane

'Are you ready?' she asked

'We are,' Alison whispered

'Then I shall tell you in the ht their faith by means of stories and I shall do the saarded as true in every word It is the underlying truth thatpast before the cowoman called Red Fox, as likewise of the same totem Now, as you know, it is forbidden for a et children But, Red Fox ondrously beautiful in the eyes of Grey Wolf and they would ether whenever their two clans chanced upon one another

'It ca, the clans es between their sons and daughters Red Fox was there and she was promised to a uish and despair He went to the elders and begged the of it and disciplined hiht, when the people were dancing about the fires, Red Fox heard a beautiful sound and she was draards it Away froht of the fires she went and found Grey Wolf singing beneath a young rowan tree She settled in his arht they hurried away, travelling on foot because in those ti on the backs of horses