***Wizard's Heart***
"Ain't no secret where the castle is," she said, "but most folks are too scared to travel in the Barrens. Momma tells me stories about the wizard's castle -- how it used to disappear and reappear all over the place." She shrugged. "Don't do it no more."
A few minutes later, they rolled to a stop. The huge man leapt from his seat and lumbered around the cart. He opened the back and unsheathed his knife. Looking at Gennie, he said, "Don't cause no trouble, missy. We paid good money for you."
"I didn't see a penny of it," she said bitterly.
"That's between you an' the Brotherhood, ain't it?" He nodded as if she'd agreed. "I'm sorry it's come to this, but we got to protect our own."
"The Goddess says that showing kindness to strangers will bring blessings to a man and to his house."
"You a priestess?"
She shook her head.
