The Neglected Girl Chosen by the Moon Goddess novel · Chapter 11 of 16
Chapter 11: Anson
My mother didn't answer right away.
She reached over and set Lottie's chair upright.
Then she pulled Lottie down into it by her good arm.
"My daughter is upset," she said. "She's been burned. She's been humiliated. She doesn't know what she's saying."
"She seemed to know," the elder said.
"I told her I'd pray." My mother lifted her chin. "I told her I'd prayed the Goddess wouldn't put that burden on a girl who couldn't carry it. That's all."
Lottie had her face in her good hand.
She didn't say anything.
"Ask her about the cellar," I said.
My voice came out steady.
The elder looked at me.
"Go on."
"You can send someone to pull the wall planks," I said. "They'll find what she kept me behind."
I kept my eyes on my mother.
"Silver. All the way around."
A sound went through the hall.
Not quite a gasp.
Something lower, from a lot of wolves at once.
"That is a root cellar," my mother said evenly. "It's full of potatoes and my canning. This girl has always made up stories. Anyone on this Council is welcome to drive down and look."
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