{"id":79,"date":"2013-09-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestfantasynovel.com\/2013\/09\/07\/7-you-never-have-to-go-back\/"},"modified":"2013-09-07T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-07T14:00:00","slug":"7-you-never-have-to-go-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taramayastales.com\/bestfantasynovel\/2013\/09\/07\/7-you-never-have-to-go-back\/","title":{"rendered":"7. \u201cYou never have to go back”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Unfinished Song: Initiate<\/i><\/a>\"\"<\/i><\/p>\n

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Dindi<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/div>\n

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The swarm of whirling faery dancers moved up the mountain, without ever missing a step. Dindi moved with them, keeping up easily with their improvised patterns of skips, turns, kicks and leaps. Soon they emerged onto a patch of flat heath with a view of the whole valley below. The sky seemed to pull back to give them more room.<\/i><\/i><\/i>
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She spread her arms and drew in a drought of the fresh air. Then she closed her eyes and envisioned again the shinning swirls of light patterns created by the Taevaedis on Barter Day. In her mind, she recreated the role of every single dancer. What steps had each player in the pattern made? One by one, she danced each person\u2019s role as best she could remember it. First, she played the \u2018human\u2019 parts. Then, saving and savoring them for the end, she played the Aelfae\u00a0parts.But when she came to the finale, when the last Aelfae in the dance was to fall and die, she decided to change the ending. Instead, she leaped up again, spread her imaginary wings behind her and vaulted across the field in a full twisting double back leap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The fae laughed in glee. They much preferred her new dance to the dance of the Tavaedies. Satisfied now that she had run through all the steps of all the dancers in yesterday\u2019s dance, Dindi finally abandoned herself to free-form dancing. That delighted the fae even more.<\/div>\n
The low hum of faerie voices, the sparkle of pixie wings and her own pounding blood wrapped Dindi in a trance of pure feeling. Movement inside her itched to spill out.<\/div>\n
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A pixie curled a small hand around Dindi\u2019s ear, whispering, \u201cYou never have to go back, Dindi. You could dance with us forever and ever…\u201d<\/div>\n
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Their voices hummed hypnotically, enticing her forward step by step. The lullaby lure of the faery ring shimmered all around her, a mixture of light and song. The fae clasped hands together, closing the circle about her. A chain of pixies undulated in the air, the sprites linked up, and then, in the last gap in the circle, a heron-winged kinnara soared toward the dancers to close the circle.<\/div>\n
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\u201cCome dance with us, Dindi. Come dance with us forever…\u201d<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cNice try, but I\u2019m not yours yet!\u201d Regret tinged her amusement, but her resolve was firm, as it always was when the fae played this game with her. Dindi somersaulted through the air with an aerobic leap that catapulted her right out of the gap. She rolled away on the moss, laughing.<\/div>\n
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\u201cYou can\u2019t catch me in a faery ring that easily,\u201d she teased them. The fae responded in delight.<\/div>\n
\u201cAgain, again!\u201d they urged her.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMy family needs me. Oh, mercy!\u201d She clapped her hands over her face. \u201cSoaproot and blueberries! I haven\u2019t had time…\u201d<\/div>\n
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A pixie waved his little scarlet arms in an expansive gesture. \u201cFear not, friend Dindi! We have taken care of all that\u2026<\/div>\n
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