Chapter 57: Chapter 57

Tiernan brought us to the edge of camp where a bush grew; heavily laden with large, round, canary-yellow berries. He pulled a handful free and gave them to me before taking some for himself. I popped one into my mouth and savored the honeyed sweetness of it before tossing one to Cat. She snatched the berry from the air and chewed happily before she decided to cut out the middleman and went directly to the source to harvest the berries herself.

"That was Danu, wasn't it?" Tiernan asked me in between bites of berry.

"Blocking our pursuers in a creative and very dramatic way?" I asked with a lifted brow. He just lifted his brow back. "I'm pretty sure it was." I shook my head as I watched Cat expertly divest the bush of its bounty. "You know, I was raised Catholic... in a fashion. My rosary was made of rowan wood." I laughed when Tiernan grimaced. Rowan wood is a strong charm against fairy magic. "But I'd never thought to see the day when I prayed to Goddess for help instead of God."