Chapter 34 : Tales of Old

*Sasha*

“... yeah… I don’t know how much to say about it…” I winced. “I mean, not just for my safety, but for yours. You’re right, there is a dark witch after me. And she brought reinforcements.”

“She can’t find you here,” Rochel replied, rubbing herbs between her fingers as she deposited them in different jars. “Your secrets are safe here as well.”

I pushed my hair behind my ear, going back and forth in my head about what to say.

“Are you trained?” Rochel asked after a while.

“Am I trained?” I repeated.

“As a dream dancer… have you had training?” Rochel went on.

“Oh. Yes, Rosalie, a very powerful dream dancer in the Winter Forest, trained me herself. I… just don’t use my powers very often,” I said.

“Hmm. It’s probably for the best. People around these parts are still quite superstitious about magic,” Rochel responded, bobbing her head. “I imagine your quest is something big, though, for a dream dancer of your strength to be called upon to fulfill it.”