“Tell me what you know,” she said as they went. “Folk say he appeared in the sky,” Wonda said, “hurling fire and lightning like the Creator himself to cover the retreat. But then the greatward dimmed, and he fell.” She choked on the last words, and wiped at her face with an arm. Leesha had never seen the giant young woman cry, and the sight did more to bring home the severity of what had happened than anything she could have said. She picked up her pace, arriving breathless at the crowd that had gathered. “Move aside for Mistress Leesha!” Wonda shouted, but she didn’t wait for folk to comply,
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