December 30, 999 ME – A Walk in the Garden

Davianna rested a hand on her forehead, swaying with fatigue. “My mother is not very nice, either. If I am perfectly honest.”

Korah threw back his head and laughed. “Honesty? What a rare quality.” Quirking a gold and silver eyebrow, he asked with dark humor, “Shall I kill her for you?”

Thinking it was a joke, she played along, tapping the side of her cheek, looking up, considering. “Hmm. She was hateful to my father, and I doubt she even loves me.” Davianna threw up her hands in animated exasperation, his long cloak pooling at her elbows. “She abandoned me In Greece, all by myself, in a pilgrim camp, with no money. What kind of mother does that?”

“Oh, I know.” Korah grew very still. His eyes seemed to transform, the pupils elongated like those of a reptile. The serpent entered the garden and stalked Eve. “Shall I tell you, little girl? Would you like to know… how I became who I am?”