The hissed whisper startled Janna. She stopped, wondering who had addressed her.Aldith stepped out from behind a clump of bushes at the side of the church and put her hand on Janna’s arm to draw her behind the bushy screen. Curiosity prompted Janna to follow her.“What do you want with me?”“What are your plans for the future?” the midwife asked in turn.Janna blinked. She had no plans. There’d been no time to think of the future, no time to think beyond trying to fathom the mystery of her mother’s death.“I had great respect for your mother’s knowledge,” the midwife continued, perhaps hoping to ingratiate herself. As Janna stayed silent, she continued. “I know you helped your mother prepare her herbal potions. You must have learned a great deal?”Janna dipped her head in acknowledgment, wondering where this was leading. The midwife sighed.“Your mother was a proud woman, and arrogant with it. She put me in the wrong whenever she could for I have only a midwife’s knowledge, whereas she seemed to know almost as much as any skilled physician!”As Janna sucked in a sharp breath, ready to spring to her mother’s defense, the midwife continued, “My business is birthing babies, and Eadgyth had knowledge of herbs and healing practices that would have helped the mothers and babies in my care.
What do You think about Blood Oath: The Janna Chronicles 1 (2014)?
