#Chapter 86 - The Birth: Karin

I’m a rain cloud, floating above the trees and the river below. I watch while Ansel holds me, crying, before I slip away. I’m a spirit in the darkness. In the deep, velvety black. I am not alone. I’m with the Divine. She’s the bringer of dreams and She speaks in riddles. A wolf howls nearby and I shudder. Then she appears. Her fur is white, like snow. She’s strong, fierce, and wild. I’m frightened, but she makes no move to harm me. The Moon Goddess whispers, so I go to her. Slowly, I reach out my hand. I run it over her soft fur. She watches me with wise eyes. I’m not wise. Why do you want to come with me? I stroke her head. I’m not wild. You won’t be free with me. She nuzzles my cheek. Will it be painful? Will there be a price to pay? “Have you learned nothing,” she asks. But I have learned. You are the gut feeling. You are ballet. You’re the bittersweet memory and the dreams that fill my head at night. You’r