28. Clem September 13 1888
Dear Mother,
Of course I forgive you. I understand your wish to protect us. We must do it together—that is what I mean. And no; I have not changed my mind. If anything, I am more determined than ever. We will strike at the cisne’s heart, and it will be a terrible blow.
Something unexpected has come to light. I have thought all this time, as I told you, that the spirit counseling caution at every turn was Father.
Today I had reason to think otherwise. Speaking with Wister, I asked her why a spirit would wish to become a thew, and she said, among other things, that the spirit might wish to right a wrong.
I felt an unmistakable sense of agreement that was not mine.
The same thing happened when Wister said, a short time later, that having a thew would greatly increase my powers.
Father would never respond in that manner.
He detests thews. And not just because of you, Mother.
What I mean is that he considers all thews a kind of perversion, a distortion of what is natural.
Whenever Rosie or I expressed amazement for some creation of thew-magic, he would shake his head and say, “Las muertas deben descansar.” He found all thews, their very existence, abhorrent and unnatural.
I find it impossible to believe that in the spirit realm he has changed his mind.
Do you see what this means, Mother? It means some other spirit has been haunting my steps. Some other spirit who knows the cisnes and wishes to see them struck down. Who are they? Whoever they are, they may be able to help.
Your loving,
Clem