"She could feel the vibrations in her breastbone, her throat, her life. She felt breathless, as if she were poised high on a mountain, one foot out, ready for a step across the wide unknown.

She could almost feel the cool mist of the high clouds across her face and the heat of the sun on her scalp. She was soaring, yet standing still, frozen in that moment of boundlessness, life stretching before her.

Months later she would recognize this image as she laid down the tarot card representing the past: The Fool."

Copyright 2006 Morven Westfield.

From The Old Power Returns, the much awaited sequel to Morven Westfield's Darksome Thirst. Published by Harvest Shadows Publications.