‘What has happened to your daughter?  ’Faye asked.  She looked down, wondering why the red hot embers were not burning her feet.  The woman was no longer struggling against her bindings  and she appeared unaffected by her falling flesh.  She must have noticed Faye’s surprise.    

‘I feel nothing anymore, ’she said, ignoring Faye’s question.  ’My body is but a vessel now, so I may speak to you.  ’  

Faye felt a sense of deep sadness, the woman had burned and she was so accepting of her fate, her only concern was for her daughter.    

‘What is your name?  ’Faye asked.  ’Who are you and how can I  help your little girl?  ’  

‘My name is Mathil...

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