Blackfeather Woods spirits take me

Now that was interesting. Upon asking about Astara, Spirit referred to her as 'Thief.' Astara was Thief?! Well. . .no. That made a little more sense, given the girl's obvious love for her mother and, by extension, Relmyna's remains. No doubt she just wanted to take a little bit of the Listener with her, wherever she was headed.

(Where was she headed? Where was Spirit?)

Safe travels, Maegi responded, her mouth dry, at a loss for what more to say. She watched the pale form of her half-sibling depart, face contorted in utter bewilderment. Those girls were made of strange stuff, indeed; she felt as though she had barely scratched the surface of their true nature. The thought disturbed her greatly.

Maegi turned back to the Altar with a tremulous sigh, shaking her head. And then, like always, she began to pray.