Moonspear the dark age

Sialuk listened, though she did not agree. She also wondered why Norah was pushing her so hard. And why did she think Sialuk wanted to be "the greatest fortune teller in the world"? She simply wanted to learn how to read the bones to the best of her ability. It made her feel closer to Sixsix and her mother.

There was one thing, though, that irked Sialuk more than all the others. It is not something anybody can do, she curtly corrected. In fact, Norah had blown all the wind out of her sails, and Sialuk now felt like she was simply looking for a fight. Even if she read them perfectly, it felt like Norah would find some fault in them.

I will try again later. I am tired.

She began to fold the bones back into their skin pouch, making it clear that her mind was made up on this.