idea,” Colton said in a low voice, but Ana urged him on and the two of them sat down.
The old woman looked at each of them in turn, and as she sat down Ana had a better view of Madame Webb’s face. It was wrinkled and creased, and she looked about a hundred years old.
“Mm yes, the new lovers come to hear their destiny. Will you be together forever? Is this going to end in tears? I can tell you all. Just look into my crystal ball and the mysteries will be revealed.” Colton rolled his eyes but Ana looked intently, and it was she who Madame Webb focused on first.
“Ah yes, the inquisitive young woman, seeking to push the boundaries of her understanding. But will the secrets be something she wants to hear or will it only lead to more pain?”
She moved her hands around the crystal ball and as she did the mist inside moved too. Ana stared, trying to figure out how exactly she was doing that for it seemed unearthly and unnatural.
“You are trying to discover the science behind my magic as so many do but you will fail for there are none who can know the meaning behind my gift. But what you seek you will find. Push yourself and those around you and you will lift them up to even greater heights. Everything you want is within your grasp but you must know the right time to take it, and when faced with two options you must think hard and look deep inside yourself, because only the right one will make you happy. Your endeavors shall be fruitful as long as you keep an open mind. But as I look deeper…ah yes…you have something of the gift of the sight about you as well. Not in the same quantities as me, but I do feel that you are attuned to the spiritual thread running through the world. If you look in the right places you will be able to see the true nature of everything around you.” She explained.
Ana was intrigued, and leaned forward to hear more, but Colton rolled his eyes again and scoffed.
Ana noticed how uncomfortable he was, and had never seen him so flustered. It was a rare sight to behold. Madame Webb quickly turned her attention to him.
“Ah, the disbeliever. Yes, I can see you too and I see your pain. But I see what you are hiding from those around you too. You think you are the only one that has a link that goes back centuries but you are not. You and your brethren are not as unique as you think. I know your kind and I know what you have done but be warned, harm the innocent and their blood will tarnish your legacy. Your secrets will be your undoing…unless you’d like me to reveal them now?”
The color drained from Colton’s face and he rose instantly. “That’s enough, I’ve had it.”
Ana protested but Colton dragged her up and hauled her out as the cackling laughter of the old woman echoed behind them.
“What was that about? It was only a bit of fun. She’s harmless really.”
“She’s a con artist and she shouldn’t be allowed to get away with that.”
“You’re scared of her, aren’t you?” Ana teased, “Did what she say hit too close to home? She got your love of secrets down pat, but I guess when you’ve been doing it for as long as she has you’re bound to pick up some instincts about people.”
“All she says is what people want to hear. There’s no science or magic there at all, and I don’t want any part of it,” he said curtly, and promptly walked off in the opposite direction.
Ana shook her head and scampered after him, grabbing his arm playfully. She didn’t want things to turn into a big argument so she let it go. Even if she did think that it was an overreaction on his part. She’d never put much stock in mediums or psychics and she wasn’t about to start now, but it was amusing to listen to what she said.
“Let’s go in here,” she said, pulling Colton through the hall of mirrors.
They lost themselves in the reflective maze and laughed a lot as Colton kept bashing into false paths. At