Anaeth forgot about her fear as rage swept through her.

"That witch!" she hissed. "It is as if there is someone watching over her."

"There is, there is," crooned the voice, "but there is something you can do to distract them from their work."

"What might that be?" asked Anaeth. She no longer felt cold, she didn't care that the little clearing was deep in shadow. All that mattered was the voice that whispered in her ear.

She found herself back on the path with her ...