Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
“Apologies, Luna, I don’t have the right words for it. But, the Goddess’ powers are a mystery to us all.”
“I’ll say,” I murmur, looking closely at the supplies that she has brought, which mostly look like clear jugs of water. “What’s – what’s all this?”
“It’s holy water,” she says, taking the last sealed jug out and placing it on the table before tucking the basket away below. “From the spring where we baptized your child. It provides a greater connection to the Goddess.”
“Oh,” I say, my eyes going wide. Then, I nod, not really getting it but willing to play along. “Okay. What…what do we do?”