
She appeared not from below, but from higher up the slope, as if she had been there all along. We hadn't noticed her until she spoke. "You're looking at the house. I'm Mara," she said with a knowing smile. "That's my home. I can take you up."

She appeared not from below, but from higher up the slope, as if she had been there all along. We hadn't noticed her until she spoke. "You're looking at the house. I'm Mara," she said with a knowing smile. "That's my home. I can take you up."