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The gods have killed all the witches.

Well, one of them still survives. And thankfully, her sisters were able to take many of the gods with them. But when a goddess resurfaces to take over the human world, will our heroine accept a call to stop her? Or will she prefer to be left alone and live a simple, peaceful life by herself?

And what will she do if others come expecting her to help? After all, Afena is known to have killed a god by herself. How can she escape that kind of reputation?

Afena Inarenta

They sat at the fire of the chief's house, looking at each other in silence for a long, long while, next to each other, holding the other's hand.

"What did you do to the chief?" Rudsis asked.

"She's sleeping," Treni answered. "I'm influencing her in dreams. When she wakes up, she should be on our side as well."

He nodded, and the silence between them stretched on for another while, in which the fire crackled soothingly.

"Would you like me to leave you for the night?" she finally asked.

"Would you prefer to talk about this in your dreams."

For whatever reason, it was always easier for him to say everything he wanted to say in dreams. "Yes, please."

They lay down on the same bed they'd been using almost every night, but Treni looked like herself this time. On their sides, one facing the other, she kissed him, and waited for Rudsis to fall asleep before slipping into his mind.

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