1st Sneak Peek: Call of the Whisperwind

They pulled out of town and a slight breeze picked up, whistling past them, singing the high pitch of a gust looking for its mate. Rachel pulled the shawl tightly around her shoulders, buffering herself from the dropping temperature. Suddenly she heard a low resonate voice and looked around, then at Noah.

“Did you say something?” she asked.

He shook his head. She could have sworn she heard someone talking to her. A few minutes later she heard the soft voice again. This time it was diffused, as though the person was speaking through a wall. She couldn’t quite understand the words and looked over at Noah. He was silent, still looking forward. She shook her head, and then heard it a third time. Again she looked at the driver.

“You hearing voices?” he asked, without turning toward her.

“Yes,” she answered, a little alarmed.

“Do not be frightened. It is only the whisperwind. If you listen carefully you will hear clearly. They talk only to people who can hear them and only when they have something important to say.”

“Who?”

“The spirits.”

“What kind of spirits?” she asked, looking all around, a shiver running up her spine.

“Good spirits. They mean no harm and only speak when someone needs comfort. You have been through a scare; they are probably telling you that they are looking after you. That is what the whisperwind does.”

Rachel listened for the rest of the trip, but heard no more, only the creaking of the wooden wheels on the grooved, hard dirt road and the clopping of the horse’s hooves.

 

Another sneak peek coming soon--watch for it!

Jeffree