To see Part 1, please click HERE.
Laurel cherished these times of connection with the ancestors, seeing and hearing in ways that she could not with her living family.
And yet, were her living family to follow her through the moisture-slimed tunnels and over the cold sand, down the granite hill that led to the underground pool, their senses would have been too much dulled by the buzzing, blooming confusion of the world above. Even by lantern’s glow and luminous rocks to mark their passage, they would be lost.
That was what the ancestors answered each time she queried, and it made her feel safe and especially loved; she was the only one.
Yet this time, as she plunged her hands into the cool bowl of the pool and raised her arms to let the water run down their length and soak her tunic, she felt the chill of withdrawal, and all of her senses dimmed.
The ancestors had never before denied her immediate reassurance, and her heart pounded as she sat back on her heels in rare panic.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2021)
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Valley of the Trolls 
Perhaps she’s been followed and the ancestors have to stay quiet until she guides the interloper out. At least, i hope it’s something as simple as that.
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I hadn’t thought of that! Will have to wait & see what happens next–I haven’t a clue just yet… 😮
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Ooh, the build up of tension here. And the atmospheric descriptions. Great six, Liz
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Thanks, Jenne!
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I’m so glad you wrote Part 2, Liz. But you know, right, the pressure is on for Part 3?! lol
I love the spiritual/mystical/magical feel to this story. Yeah. You’ve got to keep going 😀
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Hoping it comes around so I can grab the ring when it flies by…but I can wait, too…
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You do have a knack for story telling!
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Thanks, Ann!
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The protagonist seemed so self assured in part I, and has now come to a dilemma in the cavern environment which seemed such a calm place to be at first. Intriguing!
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That’s ofte4n the moment when the rug gets yanked out from under us…
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It seems that she has a familiar spirit. The panic at the end suggests something ominous is coming.
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You may be right, Frank!
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Just saw part 1 and now this one. I think I’d like to request a part 3?
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Waiting for it to come around on the guitar again. Get comfortable!
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Oooh, where now? You’ve really drawn me in, Liz!
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I think we both have to wait to find out…🤔😜
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😀
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Yoiks! This took a turn. Sure hope there’s a third episode to resolve this situation.
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(me too…!) 😮
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