. hold on.” Painful seconds went by, and he clenched the book he held so tight that his fingertips lost color.“Holy shit,” Jeffrey hissed in his...ear. “This is it. We found her.”“Are you sure?”“I’m looking at her web right now. Looks like nobody is home.”“That means she’s out. But where?”“Hunting? She’s gotta come home sometime. I’m guessing that soldier boy has been helping her, she moved in when he did. That librarian bird probably doesn’t even know about it. Her chair would bust right through. ‘Oh, whatever I want them to be, I suppose. I am, after all, the Living Divinity. That is the central tenet of the Way, the understanding that I am divine, a Goddess incarnate on this earth, and that I must be worshiped and obeyed. It’s very simple, don’t you think? So much easier to understand than all those confusing religions where you have doddering old men interpreting the commands of an absentee deity. I am here, I am real, and I am Goddess. In the flesh, as it were.’ Malcolm swallowed. Actually, I was looking fornettles as the very first edible herb of spring. Now, if I even foundit, I couldn't cut it with one hand and my left hand at that. Uh-uh! Ihad to stay here for an hour or so and wait for pain to subside and foryarrow to do its job before I could ride home. I was pacing theclearing and thoughts about mom, sis and me kept coming back again andagain. Then I turned to the pines and behind them there was anothersandy clearing with a little grass and a lot of snow. The leaves, stems, flowers and glistening stamens seemed thicker and softer than they were in the video. Suddenly all of the plants flowers and stamens begin to weave back and forth, coming close to each other then slowly drifting apart. Emily smiled as she watched their intimate dance. Small droplets of nectar were forming at the end the ends of the thick stamens and the tulip shape flowers were opening and closing. Emily watched mesmerized at the wonderful display and her need to feel its.