The Rejected True Heiress
A circular stained glass window glowed from within, and as I climbed the steps to the front door, I could already smell the herbs and incense coming from inside.
“Madame Ellen,” Zane said, looking up at the sign that hung above the door. “I’ve never visited her myself, although opinions of her seem to be split down the middle.”
“How so?” I asked, lifting my hand to knock.
“Some people say she’s a fraud. Others say their lives have changed after visiting her for a reading.”
“And as for you?”
“As with most things, I tend to err on the side of ‘I have no clue’.”
I rolled my eyes and knocked. A moment later, the door swung open, revealing a young girl around our age; she had light brown, almost