Chapter 68

Chapter 68 The ladies bade goodbyes to each other in the evening. Accalia's route was opposite Helen's,so they dispersed at the crossroads. Accalia walked home quietly with her mind roving with thoughts of despair. She wondered about the entire greyhound news she had heard from Helen. Greyhounds meant nothing good and with her history,she was certain it was a bad omen. Soon she arrived home and having no appetite for food and no motivation to mix spices and oils,she decided to walk to the brook close to her home. There was a little path that led to the brook. It was barely dark,so she intended to be back before nightfall. Walking on the path,filled with scattered leaves, Accalia kept thinking hard. She arrived at the brook and the peaceful ambience gave her a soothing comfort. Accalia found a log of wood to sit on, paying no attention to her environment. She thought of her mother. How she had been kidnapped and kept captive before her death. All that monster had ever done was ad