*Eliza*
The elder women led me away from the village into the woods a little way. I glanced back, but Jared was already out of my eyesight.
They brought me to a sacred temple. There were statues of the Moon Goddess in the doorway.
Mesmerized by the temple and the carvings, I totally forgot about Jared being far away.
“What is this place?” I gasped, placing my hand on one of the carvings.
“A holy, sacred place of the Moon Goddess,” one of the elders said.
I sighed and shook my head. Well, that was obvious. I was kind of hoping for a little more than that.
Inside the temple, at the center, was a large opening in the floor. Water bubbled up from a natural spring underneath.
“You can bathe here. We have fresh clothes when you’re ready.”