It's in the cards.

[death_gone_mad]

Creative Expression...

What the hell? Diviners always have to be so ... indirect. What did that card mean?

███████ marched up into the foothills of the mountains that lay west on Pollnivneach. The sun hung in the sky and shone brilliantly. But ███████, the Sun's daughter, could not be seen by Tumeken, the Sun. Neither did the people of Pollnivneach see her as she was leaving. They saw Sumona. A completely ordinary Kharidian woman. Her red hair and red eyes were unusual, yes. But it wasn't anything special. She wasn't a demon; she wasn't the Devourer; she wasn't the Scourge of the desert. She wasn't a murderer.

She was completely normal.

The hills eventually stopped and turned into a plateau. Here lived Ali the Hag, in a nice thick walled adobe house. The woman who everybody thought was Sumona came up to the door and knocked. "Alice? Are you there? I need to speak with you."

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[myriadbeautiful]

A familiar voice.

The door opens, and an old woman peers out. She looks up and grins at the familiar face.

"Haha! Sumona! I knew it was you; you are the only one that still calls me Alice. Come in, dear, get out of the heat. What can I get you to drink? You must be exhausted from the hike up here." Ali opened the door wide and ushered Sumona in.