Mum always told her to wait.
Toweling Emma’s hair as the girl sat in the pewter tub brimming with fragrant water drawn from their stream, Mum sang her the special songs. The mysterious herbs for the bath came from the garden of an ancient cottage in the heart of the forest, where her family had resided in peace since times immemorial.
A black cat and a raven watched over Emma, but today they let her slip out of the door. The night enveloped her naked body in a starry robe, and Emma soared into the dark sky.
Toweling Emma’s hair as the girl sat in the pewter tub brimming with fragrant water drawn from their stream, Mum sang her the special songs. The mysterious herbs for the bath came from the garden of an ancient cottage in the heart of the forest, where her family had resided in peace since times immemorial.
A black cat and a raven watched over Emma, but today they let her slip out of the door. The night enveloped her naked body in a starry robe, and Emma soared into the dark sky.
