That dream stayed on my mind since that night. Every time I blinked, my mother’s face flashed in my mind, along with that blood-red moon. Her voice felt like it was carved into my bones, echoing in my chest.By morning, I found myself in Aria’s study. The room had that familiar scent of cedar and candle wax, with her desk a mess of old maps, dried herbs, and open scrolls.When she looked up, her eyes narrowed at my expression. “Did you see something? You look like you had a worrisome nightmare”I nodded. “I saw my mother. She told me to find the other pieces of the broken mirror of the First Vessel… to summon her spirit, because that’s the only way to defeat Nyra's father and his witches, and prevent them from conquering Northwoods.”Aria didn’t look surprised, if anything, she seemed to have been expecting this. She rose slowly and walked over to an old, carved chest sitting in the corner.“You are the Vessel, Maybel,” she said, her voice low but steady. “Your blood calls to the Firs
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