‘Sent by the gods’ was not one she’d heard before. Most insisted she existed in a darkness that others would wish to avoid, a place of magic and witchcraft where people dared not go lest they earn themselves a curse.

Or whatever nonsense they whispered about, believing she couldn’t hear them.

“I would tell you, if you asked. But I am not sure you would believe me. I can assure you that I am no witch, however.”