Surrounded
by oaks on one side and a grove of ancient pine on the other, the glade is
perfect for a Consiglio. The clearing
formed a semi circle. The flat side was slightly elevated and the circular part
had stones arranged like an amphitheater, following the outline made by the
trees. The very center was flat and spacious. The exponents and its audience
each had its place. A few of the stones are large enough to hide behind or sit
on top and be sort of above it all.
The gypsies
were the first to arrive. With enough time before night fall they set about
finding a place, not too close by, to corral the wagons, and another place to
tie and feed the horses, still farther away. The horses had no problem during
the day when the zombies look human. It’s at night when they transform into the
monsters they really are, that the horses panic. So horses were kept at a safe
distance until morning.
Had Madame Ajándék not
given up her life for the sake of all, the tribe eventually would have self
destructed. “She was the greatest of witches,” remembered Dante, “the grandest
of them all! The power she had!” he marveled.
(To Be Continued.)
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