“There is a mighty secret hidden in the cave at the lake”, he said seriously to Tobal. “I can find it but you must explain it to me. That is what grandfather told me. We can go now if you want.”
“We can’t go now”, Tobal told him gently and pointed to the med-alert bracelets they both were wearing. “These bracelets let the medics and the evil ones know where we are at all times and we can’t take them off. If we take them off the medics will come looking to see what is wrong. If we don’t wear them we can’t become citizens of Heliopolis. You remember that is what your grandfather wanted you to do?” He asked.
” That area by the lake is forbidden and they don’t want us to go there. It is because of the great secret you are telling about.” He told Crow about his experience with the air sleds during his visit of the abandoned gathering spot the first time.
When he told Crow about his second visit the boy’s eyes looked like burning coals as Tobal described the cave and the altar.
“I have heard of such a cave myself”, he said. “My grandfather goes to a cave much like the one you have described. But it is a secret and he has not told me it’s location. I am not old enough he says, although my sister has gone and she described it to me. It has the same symbol you speak of above the altar itself. Perhaps it is the same cave?”
“I don’t think so”, Tobal replied. “When I was in the cave it looked like no one had been there for many years.”
“Will you take me to see the grave of my parents?”, Crow asked Tobal suddenly.
“I have wanted to go back many times myself”, he said to Crow, ” but I am afraid it will not work in the winter time. I’ve spoken much about this with my friend Rafe and Ellen. They both believe it is very dangerous and we must wait until we are medics and have our own air sleds. Then we can work together and protect each other if needed. I also think this is the best plan. Any other way seems too dangerous and likely that we will get caught. It is especially dangerous in the wintertime when the snow will give away our location and leave tracks. I will mark it on your map though so you know where it is.”
“Then let’s become medics”, Crow said determinedly. “Let’s learn the mysteries and ways of the evil ones so that we may defeat them.”
Tobal chuckled, “So we will, so we will. But now it’s time to get some sleep. Tomorrow is a busy day.”
By the middle of December Tobal felt he had learned twice as much from Crow as he had learned from Rafe and was certain the boy could have soloed any time he wanted to.
He had also been practicing the drills and exercises Crow had instructed him in and was getting steady results. These exercises always stirred up deeply buried and repressed emotions from his past and troubled his dreams with threatening ghostly images. His dreams were vivid and violent. As he persisted with the exercises his dreaming self became more powerful and he was able to change the outcome of his dreams.
“The shaman must be able to travel in three worlds”, Crow told Tobal one evening in the middle of December. “There is the underworld that contains the land of the dead and creatures of the earth. There is the spirit world that is full of wonderous creatures of light and there is the real world.
The shaman must be able to travel in any of these worlds because he never knows where a missing soul part has been taken. The hardest and most difficult soul retrievals are when the missing pieces are taken to the land of the dead. Even the most experienced shaman fears this place and will only go there with a protector. The Lord and Lady are my protectors”, he said proudly. “They brought the spirits of my parents out from the land of the dead and allowed them to speak with me.”
“There is something missing in your aura Tobal”, he told him. “That is why you need a soul retrieval. A part of your soul is missing and needs to be brought back before you can become whole and happy.”
Crow said, “You were right about no evil within the circle. The Lord and Lady protect it at all times. But they have told me they are growing weaker and able to protect clansmen as they once were. There is trouble coming soon and I will need to do another soul retrieval besides yours. They said it is very important that I be prepared.”
They did the soul retrieval for Tobal one night the week before circle. Crow made him lie down on the mat and then started drumming in the small teepee. That was all Tobal remembered because he fell asleep. When he awoke Crow was grinning at him and shaking him gently. He was holding a hollow bone in his hand.
“Tobal, wake up”, Crow was shaking him. “I have the missing part of your soul right here and am ready to give it back to you.”
He continued, “You left it with someone and they don’t want it anymore. But you do need to give this person a gift in return. It is very important. Do you understand?”
Tobal nodded groggily as he was not yet awake.
Then Crow put the hollow bone to his mouth and blew into Tobal’s face and on his chest. A small dust like powder came out of the bone and covered him.
He felt a wave of emotion and energy enter into his lungs and heart as tears of joy formed in his eyes. He didn’t know what had happened but something dead inside his heart was rekindled in a blaze of light and happiness. He wondered at the change in himself over the next couple days. He also wondered who and what Crow really was.
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