People Of The Nightland (North America's Forgotten Past) - Plot & Excerpts
Raven Hunter told me long ago that I needn’t fear the darkness; that I walked with Death every instant of my life, and if I could just keep staring at it, I would never be afraid again. But I worry about Skimmer. She is a creature of light and warmth. Raven Hunter tells me that I must force her to live in perpetual darkness for at least one moon. That she has to get used to it, because it is the nature of Raven Hunter’s world and the sooner she learns what that means, the better. I haven’t the heart. She’s tearing herself apart in there. Her breathing is rapid and shallow. She keeps whimpering as though she can feel the hands of monsters stroking her body. Doubt consumes me. I asked Raven Hunter today why it was taking so long, why he couldn’t just show me the hole in the ice and let me lead our people back to that paradise. For the first time, he grew angry. The earthquake that followed his outburst lasted for nearly three tens of heartbeats. I was terrified that the Ice Giants were going to collapse around me, burying me in the darkness forever.
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