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“I’ a Seer Each ifts andability to see the truth, so turn it on yourself If you cannot, it means you are not ready”

So, basically, the Seers didn’t want to help me because I was supposed to help myself, and that would only happen when I was ready?

“This is stupid,” I said “I don’t want to go through life feeling like I’ to pop out It’s also stupid that you guys refuse to help e”

“But it is And when you’ve lived, learned, and accoiven another Here With us”

“I don’t even want to be a Seer I wish I were born norht trouble

“Never say that, Jeni Never think that You are powerful—more powerful than you know, and the universe is always listening The gods are always listening Your wish just ranted, and then what? Do you want to end up like Mia?”

“Youpeacefully?”

“You think she is truly at peace, separated from her people?”

So she wasn’t? “I thought she was dead Dead dead Crossed over”

“There are o, Jeni Not all find peace That is e are blessed as Seers We are guaranteed a place a our sisters We can continue to learn and evolve We watch over our descendants and serve a purpose”

I wasn’t sure that sounded good “And if I don’t want to live forever?”

“All will be revealed when you are ready You are not ready For the ti, you must earn your stripes and serve your purpose Youyourself to learn the intricacies of your powers” She paused “You will need them, Jeni There is much work to do”

“In theout the blessed nature of uy just showed up and said he’ll kill King if I don’t give myself to him and make lots of babies”

“Ah The man Ariadna warned you of, which she should not have done You need to learn to trust your instincts and yourself”

“You’re not going to help ?”