Last night, I journeyed for advice. I found myself in a dark cave, sitting across from Elen at a dark fire pit, Alum sitting on my crossed legs. Goddesses around us. This was the dark place that we worked the strength magik together recently. But everything was frozen in time. The goddesses, the light, everything, except for me. They told me to wait, but this wasn't waiting--this was stuck. No movement. No passing time. Stagnant. I stood up, Alum asked me what was wrong. I told him that this wasn't Wait. This was stuck. The rune Isa. I was stuck, in between decisions. This was true. Although it's not like I had to make an immediate decision. Nothing was on the line. Just me trying to figure out what direction I should take. A snake woman--who may or may not have been Medusa--slithered around the edge of camp. Stabbed a bronze heart tipped arrow into my chest from behind. I woke up on ...