She wrapped Butterfly Woman’s blanket around her shoulders and sat peacefully gazing around the canyon. To me the rocks of Rainbow Canyon had always glowed with an inner light. This morning I knew Cody could see it too.Standing up for herself in her dream had changed something for Cody. It wasn’t important how the Skin Walker originally got a grip on her imagination. All that mattered was she had rooted the evil out for herself like Butterfly Woman said.Cody’s face was showing signs of her long fast, and there were dark shadows under her eyes, but her voice was strong and vibrant as she began to chant the sacred words of the Blessing Way.Beauty above meBeauty below meBeauty behind meIn beauty may I walk…Nothing happened except that it started to rain: fat, ice-cold drops that turned into a sudden mad downpour. There was an ugly ripping sound and livid blue and purple lightning forked down from the clouds.Pepper’s eyes rolled in terror. Suddenly he went galloping off, disappearing up the narrow cliff path, snorting and whinnying.
