Anathema (The Eating Woods)

Anathema (The Eating Woods)

Author: Keri Lake Listening Length: 20h 13m
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From the author of Nocticadia comes a spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced beyond the mortal realms forbidden boundary, into a terrifying world of cursed souls and grotesque creatures. Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—t...

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CHAPTER FIVE

MAEVYTH

A cold wind blew through the hood of my cloak, as I stood beside my sister, rubbing my hands together to stave off the frigid bite. On the other side of me stood Lolla, and next to her, Agatha and Uncle Felix. All of the parish, perhaps two hundred people in total, had gathered around Governor Grimsby and Sacton Crain, whose long white hair danced about his face as he stood upon the Prudence Rock.

“Under the eye of our merciful Red God, Caedes, we offer the soul of this sinner.” Hands raised to the air, he looked skyward, and I glanced around at other parishioners, whose heads were tipped back, eyes closed as if they felt some divine presence amongst us. If The Red God was watching, then he surely had a morbid side to him. “May his sacrifice please our Lord–his bones to reinforce our good faith, his blood to rejuvenate our hearts, and his soul to cleanse our transgressions. For we are an imperfect reflection of our sacred father, and it is our duty to repent and redeem ourselves, or forfeit The Red God’s protection when The Decimation is upon us.”