Countless Haints (Part 7)

'Riah was right.  And wrong.

Madi was curious, probably too much so for her own good, and she'd gotten herself into trouble more than once by snooping where she didn't belong.  But she wasn't stupid, and—contrary to what 'Riah might have said—the threat of death was plenty to keep her from following her father to the Gathering.

Whatever that might be.

For the rest of the day, Madi avoided Pa, partly because she didn't want him to suspect anything (he could read her expressions and tone of voice ...