On The Road To Nowhere: The Beginning

[Tessa]

“Ritual can keep ye sane,” Yalene remarked in response to Liath’s words, “invokes the feelin’ of bein’ safe.” The young woman had rituals of her own, not necessarily rituals such as Liath’s but they were special to her. Every evening she would speak to the night sky as if she were speaking to her brother’s before falling into sleep, it made her feel as if they knew she was safe; she sent them letter’s but often they would not receive those until they reached port, talking to the night made her feel as if they were getting her message that much sooner. She knew Tiege and Jase did that each evening as well, it was a ritual they had taught her as a child, to speak to her mother though she was gone from them; it used to comfort the young girl when she felt lonely.