Arianna “Because I knew her,” she said. “Before she came here. Before she took a human name and pretended to be ordinary.”My heart was pounding now. “What do you mean pretended to be ordinary? Who was she?”The prophetess leaned back in her chair and the firelight cast strange shadows across her face. “Your mother was not from this territory. She was not even from this region. She came from the north. From the Moon Valley Pack.”“I have never heard of that pack,” I said.“Most people have not. They are isolate and hidden. They do not interact with other packs because they are different. The Moon Valley Pack is where the Moon Goddess’s bloodline is strongest. Where wolves are born with gifts that others do not have. Your mother was one of those wolves.”I felt like the floor had dropped out from under me. “What kind of gift did she have?”“Healing!” the prophetess said. “True healing. Not just herbs and medicines but the ability to touch someone and take away their pain. To mend bone
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