the love oracles, book 1: nymph

7/22/2019 The Love Oracles, Book 1: Nymph

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@k Ixtràt lrhg Am`ptir _wikty-Hki

Qfkai tmi ffrst o`y tmiy git, Girhpi mò biik lrfjmtikio tm`t Cue`s

whuco ofsahvir mir trui fgghrt`c k`turi5 tm`t mi whuco ffko mir

mhrrflyfkj, thh lrièfsm th àaipt.

But mfs chvi siigio ukahkoftfhk`c.

Ahuco ` jho ivir chvi mir cfei tm`t8 Kh.

Ahuco F ivir chvi cfei tm`t8 smi whkoirio.

Qmi ristio bàe hk mir p`cgs `ko chheio up th tmi mi`viks,

smuttfkj mir iyis. Qmi cfstikio th tmi amfrrup hl afaò`s fk tmi triis. Qmi

tmhujmt `bhut Hrfhk. G`ybi mi w`s `cc smi oisirvio.

Quggirs hk tmi w`y. Cue`s w`s ci`kfkj `j`fkst tmi jc`ss ohhr,

w`tamfkj mir.

Zmy oh yhu s`y tm`t8

Afaò`s. Mi dhjjio ohwk tmi st`frs. _miy ahgi hut fk tmimi`t. Lfrst Fvi mi`ro tmfs si`shk. Mi w`ceio hut fkth tmi lruft triis5

Girhpi stuofio mfg lrhg bimfko. Mi w`s sh jchrfhuscy `cfvi, iviry

cfgb siigio th o`kai. _mi jhos ghvio wftm i`sy icij`kai `ko jhho

jrài but tmifr ghvigikts wiri spfrftciss, `cghst giam`kfa`c, pirliatio

by ihks hl ripitftfhk. Cue`ss bhoy w`s stfcc ci`rkfkj, ixpirfgiktfkj

wftm ftsicl kht dust jhfkj tmrhujm tmi ghtfhks. Mi jc`kaio bàe `t mir wftm ` amiiey sgfci. Ahgi hk.

_mi o`y w`s w`rg lhr sprfkj, tmi sey ` m`zy bcui. _miy strhoi

`chkj whrocisscy, tmi chkj jr`ss p`rtfkj fk tmifr p`tm. Girhpi lict `k

i`sfkiss by mfs sfoi5 mfs jiktci k`turi qufitikio tmi turghfc fk mir gfko.

Cue`s sthhpio th pucc ` wiio lrhg bichw ` g`ko`rfk trii. Girhpi

strheio ` pfiai hl lruft chw fk tmi br`kamis. Vhu a`k m`vi ft fl yhu cfei, Cue`s hllirio.

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_m`ke yhu, but Fg ffki. Girhpi ahksfoirio mfg lrhg tmi

ahrkir hl mir iyi. Mhw `bhut yhu8 smi `seio. Mi w`s tmi hki shuc

smi whucokt risikt sirvfkj cfei ` jho. Fk làt, smi lict ahgpiccio th oh

sh.

Ohkt gfko fl F oh.

Girhpi puccio tmi lruft lrhg tmi trii `ko i`sio tmi sefk lrhg

tmi dufay aiktri. Cue`s mico hut mfs m`ko but smi pusmio ft `sfoi, ki`tcy

spcfttfkj tmi lruft fkth sg`cc arisaikts `ko phppfkj ` pfiai fkth mfs

ghutm. _miri.

Cue`ss iyis shltikio. @ trfaeci hl dufai spfct lrhg mfs cfps `s smi

scfppio fk `khtmir pfiai.

Hhps, mi s`fo, wfpfkj mfs lài wftm tmi bàe hl mfs `rg. Kht sh

jhho `t bifkj lio.

_m`ts ` jhho tmfkj, smi t`ppio mfs khsi. _rust gi.

Cue`s thhe tmi g`ko`rfk lrhg mir m`ko, pusmio tmi rig`fkoir

fkth mfs ghutm `ko murcio tmi sefk tmrhujm tmi `fr.

Ahgphst8 smi `seio. K`tur`ccy, mi jrfkkio.

_miy w`ceio thjitmir tmrhujm tmi lruft triis, Girhpi jc`kafkj

ohwk `t tmifr m`kos, swfkjfkj sh achsi th iàm htmir. Qmi chkjio th

riàm lhr mfs ffkjirs, iktwfki tmig fk mir hwk.

Qhrry F cilt yhu bàe tmiri smi s`fo.

Cue`s smhhe mfs miò. Ohkt bi Fg suam `k fofht! Cfei yhuow`kt th m`kj hut wftm gy yf`yf`!

Vhu wiri `g`zfkj, Girhpi aut fk. Ri`ccy. Vhuri sh efko.

Efko8 Mi chheio ukfgprissio. F juiss fts ` st`rt.

Zm`t `ri yhu tryfkj lhr8 Qmi cùjmio `t mfg.

Hutr`jihuscy m`koshgi hut hl tmi quistfhk8

Zicc Fcc jfvi yhu hutr`jihus! Qmi ghvio th sgàe mfgpc`yluccy but sthppio wmik smi aùjmt sfjmt hl ` bcàe `ko yicchw

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buttirfly hk mir smhucoir. Miy chhe. Qmi khooio ohwk thw`ros mir

oriss.

Ahhc, s`fo Cue`s.

Girhpi stuofio tmi tfky ari`turi. Ofo yhu ekhw buttirflfis t`sti

tmrhujm tmifr liit8 smi gurgurio. Cue`s ofokt ripcy. Qmi jc`kaio up

mi w`s stuoyfkj mir kht tmi buttirfly. Qmi lict mirsicl bcusm.

Fvi jht th jit mfjmir, achsir th tmi st`rs, smi tmhujmt. Fcc bi

strhkjir up tmiri.

Ahgi hk, F w`kt th sii tmi vfiw. Qmi bciw jiktcy hk mir

smhucoir `ko tmi buttirfly thhe flfjmt.

_miy acfgbio th tmi thp hl tmi mfcc, tmrhujm jrhvi `ltir jrhvi hl

hcfvi triis. _mi afa`o`s ahktfkuio th amfrrup but tmi l`rg w`s htmirwfsi

qufit. Qmi chvio tm`t tmiy ahuco bi sh ahglhrt`bci thjitmir wftmhut

ixam`kjfkj ` whro. _miy s`t ohwk, sfoi by sfoi, chhefkj hut th si`.

Girhpi lict mir sefk burk wmiri mfs `rg brusmio `j`fkst mirs.

Vhur mhgi fs jhrjihus, Cue`s, smi sfjmio. Vhur l`gfcy thh

yhur g`gg`, smi siigs sh swiit `ko yhur yf`yf`. Zfcc smi bi `ccrfjmt wftm us hut miri8

Vi`m. Qmicc sciip lhr ` liw mhurs khw. Cue`s rubbio `t mfs

tigpcis. Qh wm`t `bhut yhur l`gfcy8

Zm`t `bhut tmig8 Girhpi bij`k th liic uki`sy.

Ahgi hk, yhu ekhw ivirytmfkj bhut gi. Gy l`gfcy, gy lrfikos,

ivik gy p`st jfrclrfikos hr c`ae hl. F ohkt ekhw `kytmfkj `bhut yhu. Khtmfkj th ticc, smi s`fo, oorissfkj mir c`p. Zm`t ahuco smi ticc

Cue`s but cfis8 Qmi wfpio `t mir iyis bilhri `ky ti`rs ahuco ahgi.

Miy. Mi put mfs m`ko hk mir ekii. Fts he`y. Vhu ekhw yhu a`k

ticc gi `kytmfkj, rfjmt8 Qmi st`rio `t mfs ffkjirs, shcfo, strhkj. Ft w`s

ukbicfiv`bci mhw guam mi ukoirsthho mir.

Zmik smi ofokt `kswir mi sfjmio oiipcy. Vhuri sh lrustr`tfkj,Gir. Vhu put up tmfs w`cc th eiip iviryhki `w`y. Vhu ohkt kiio th oh

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tm`t wftm gi. Fts gi.

_mi w`y mi s`fo ft cfei tmiy wiri sh hbvfhuscy ahkkiatio

gòi mir w`kt th ary. _miri w`s kh `ctirk`tfvi but th stiic mirsicl `ko

eiip mir ju`ro ffrgcy fk pcài.

Vhu ekhw Ykaci ^rh, smi hbdiatio wiècy. Mis l`gfcy.

Ykaci ^rh8 Ahgi hk! Mi k`rrhwio mfs iyis. Fg t`cefkj `bhut

yhu.

Zm`t oh yhu w`kt th ekhw8 Qmi smfltio mir cij sh mfs m`ko

orhppio `w`y.

Mi rubbio mfs m`kos thjitmir wftm gfsamfil. Mhw `bhut yhur

chvi-cfli8

Girhpi bft mir cfp m`ro. Mhw ahuco smi ixpc`fk Hcygpus8 @

afty wmiri cust w`s p`rt hl tmi iviryo`y, wmiri sm`rfkj ` bio mò biik

uk`vhfo`bci t tfgis. Mhw ahuco smi ixpc`fk tm`t iviry tfgi smio atio

hut hl outy, hr tmi kiio th fft fk, tm`t ft mò kivir lict rfjmt8 _m`t smio

biik cilt liicfkj mhcchw.

Qmi gust m`vi chheio gfsir`bci biaùsi Cue`s lrhwkio. _m`tbò8 Diiz, wm`t `ri wi t`cefkj `bhut8

Zm`t ahuco smi s`y8 Ft w`s mhpiciss. F ekhw cht hl juys F m`vi

sfx sfstirs.

Zm`t oh yhu gi`k ekhw tmig8 Cue`s sahllio.

Fvi mò tmi hoo ikahuktir. Khtmfkj ghri. Kht cfei Girhpis

vhfai orfltio hll `s mir j`zi r`k up mfs t`kkio `rg `ko cfltio th mfs lài. Chvi8 mi ffkfsmio lhr mir, tmifr iyis a`tamfkj.

Girhpis gfko ràio. Z`s ft `s sfgpci `s tm`t8 Vis, smi ripcfio

shltcy, ekhwfkj ft th bi trui.

Qmi w`s dust cfei tmi am`ràtirs fk Icikfs khvic4 smi kiioio chvi

th w`kt ` pmysfa`c ric`tfhksmfp wftm shgihki. Chvi hl tmi I`rtmcy efko

gfko, bhoy, shuc. _m`ts wm`t mò biik gfssfkj cc tmfs tfgi. _miri w`skhtmfkj wrhkj wftm mir kht cfefkj tmi gi`kfkjciss pmysfa`c òv`kais

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fk Hcygpus. Khtmfkj wrhkj wftm mir `t `cc. Qmi dust w`ktio shgitmfkj

ghri.

Ft siigio stupfocy hbvfhus th mir khw, but ft w`s ghrt`c ahkaipt.

Hl ahursi smi ahuco hkcy ci`rk ft miri hk I`rtm. Khbhoy fk Hcygpus

t`ceio bhut tmifr trui chvi ahkkiatfhks ivik @pmrhofti mirsicl mò `

chviciss ahupcfkj wftm Mipmìstus.

Cue`s puccio tmi jr`ss t mfs liit. Oh yhu m`vi bhylrfiko khw8

F tmhujmt wi wikt tmrhujm tmfs. Qmi sfjmio. Ft w`s whkoirluc th

m`vi suam sicl-ri`cfs`tfhks but ft ofokt micp mir aurrikt sftu`tfhk wftm

Cue`s `t `cc.

Mi smrujjio. Mughur gi.

Kh, smi ripcfio fl`tcy.

Kh yhu whkt mughur gi, hr kh yhu ohkt m`vi ` bhylrfiko8

Girhpis d`w stfllikio. _mfs w`s wmiri smi mò th jit gi`k. Qmi

r`fsio mir vhfai. Mhw g`ky tfgis oh yhu kiio th mi`r ft, Cue`s8

F ohkt m`vi ` bhylrfiko `ko F ohkt w`kt hki! Cfis. Cfis. Cfis. Qmi

whkoirio fl tmiy whuco ivir sthp. Cue`s mico up mfs m`kos. F w`s dust `sefkj!

Zicc, se shgitmfkj icsi! _mfs bhylrfiko tmfkj fs jittfkj bhrfkj.

Girhpi strujjcio th mir liit, mir bhoy prhtistfkj `s smi cilt mfs w`rgtm.

Qhgitmfkj aùjmt mir iyi. Zm`ts tm`t8

Cue`s turkio fk tmi ofriatfhk hl mir phfktio ffkjir. M`m! Mfs

iyis sgfcio. Oò gòi tm`t lhr gi `ko Ofg wmik wi wiri cfttci. Zispikt lhrivir pc`yfkj up tmiri.

Girhpi fkspiatio tmi rhujmcy bh`roio-thjitmir trii mhusi fk tmi

br`kamis hl `k `kafikt gucbirry trii.

Vhuvi jht mfoi-huts ivirywmiri, ohkt yhu8 smi s`fo, jfjjcfkj.

F cfei bifkj hut hl tmi mhusi. Mi phutio.

Ahgi hk, cits jh up!Cue`s sariwio up mfs khsi but cit mir or`j mfg th tmi b`si hl tmi

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trii. Qpfkocis hl ghss mukj lrhg shgi hl tmi whhoik pc`kes5 htmirs

mò rhttio `w`y iktfricy.

Fts efko hl hco. F ohkt tmfke fts suam ` jhho foi`, mi s`fo.

Girhpi fjkhrio mfg `ko cfjmtcy sa`cio up tmi trii.

Mi w`tamio lrhg bichw. Qphrtfkj `ko biùtfluc F chvi ft.

Qmi pheio mir thkjui hut `t mfg `s smi riàmio tmi trii mhusi,

`ko acfgbio mfjmir stfcc. Qt`kofkj hk tmi thpghst br`kam, wftm tmi

wfko bchwfkj mir m`fr àrhss mir lài, smi chheio ohwk `t mfg. Ahgi

hk! Fts `g`zfkj.

Cue`s kiioio kh lurtmir ikahur`jigikt5 mi puccio mfgsicl up

tmi trii s l`st s phssfbci. @ stip ahcc`psio ukoir mfs wifjmt but mfs jrfp

w`s strhkj `ko mi g`k`jio th mi`vi mfgsicl up by mfs `rgs.

Mi jrfkkio jhhffcy `t Girhpi. Juiss Fvi put hk ` bft hl wifjmt

sfkai F w`s c`st up miri.

Vhu chhe `cc rfjmt th gi, smi s`fo bilhri smi ahuco sthp mirsicl,

aursfkj mir càe hl ristr`fkt. Qt`y kiutr`c, smi rigfkoio mirsicl. Cue`s

cùjmio `ko ghvio mfjmir fkth tmi trii uktfc mi w`s ` br`kam bichwGirhpi.

Ahgi hk up, smi p`ttio mir br`kam. Vhu a`kt sii tmi vfiw

lrhg tmiri.

F cfei ft miri, mi s`fo, ci`kfkj fk `ko rubbfkj mfs khsi `j`fkst mir

tuggy.

Qmi pusmio mfg `w`y. Qthp ft. _mik smi chheio hut `t tmi vfiwhkai ghri. Vhuri ri`ccy gfssfkj shgitmfkj fts sh biùtfluc.

Girhpi `bsikt-gfkoiocy c`fo mir m`ko hk mfs miò `s smi j`zio àrhss

tmi fficos thw`ros tmi hai`k. Rhccfkj mfccs `ko `zuri si` ukoir tmi p`ci

bcui sey5 ft w`s bijfkkfkj th rfv`c Hcygpus `s mir pfaturi hl pirliat

piài. Ft micpio tm`t Cue`s w`s wftm mir. Qmi ahucokt rigigbir bifkj

ghri ahktikt._m`ts kfai, Cue`s purrio.


9/12

Gggg8

Qar`tamfkj gy miò.

Girhpi chheio ohwk `t tmi o`re m`fr smi mò iktwfkio `rhuko

mir ffkjirs. Ft mò biik `k ùthg`tfa jisturi but ft w`s thh fktfg`ti,

oiffkfticy kht kiutr`c.

Qmi bukamio mir ffst hki ghri tfgi, tèfkj fk tmi sfcey tmfaekiss

hl mfs chaes, ko tmik cit tmig orhp schwcy lrhg mir ffkjirtfps. By Qtyx,

smi chvio thuamfkj mfg.

Qmi mò th jit hut hl miri. Qmi ahucokt eiip ciòfkj mfg hk. Ft

w`s thh aruic th mfg `ko o`kjirhus lhr tmig bhtm.

Cits jh, smi s`fo wftm oitirgfk`tfhk.

Còfis ffrst.

Qmi iyio mfg suspfafhuscy tmik i`sio ohwk tmi trii, scfppfkj

bitwiik mfs bhoy `ko tmi trii truke. Qmi lict lhr ` lhhtmhco hk tmi

br`kam bichw but ft w`s fgphssfbci th ghvi wftmhut rubbfkj mirsicl

`j`fkst mfs bhoy5 mio `kjcio mfgsicl tm`t w`y fktiktfhk`ccy.

Kht viry jiktcig`kcy, smi ahgpc`fkio wftmhut ahkvfatfhk. Mi ci`kio lhrw`ros tr`ppfkj mir m`ro `j`fkst tmi truke.

_m`ts wm`t yhu jit acfgbfkj ` trii wftm ` l`rg bhy.

Girhpi squiizio mir iyis smut. Mi w`s sh achsi. Qmi ahuco mi`r

tmi bchho rusm tmhujm mfs bhoy, liic mfs r`w kiio. Ft gòi mir miò

swfg.

Mi bciw hk mir iyicfos uktfc tmiy fluttirio hpik `ko git mfs. _miygictio `ky risfst`kai cilt fk mir bhoy. Mir mi`rt hpikio.

Girhpi, mi guttirio, strhefkj mir lài. @g F ar`zy8 @ri yhu

liicfkj tmfs8 Mi iktwfkio tmifr ffkjirs `ko mico tmig up, st`rfkj wftm

whkoir. Ft liics thh jhho th bi ri`c.

Girhpi w`s ghri ofstràtio by mfs mfps wmfam wiri tmrust `j`fkst

mir lhr b`c`kai. Gg-mg. Mfs iyis ghvio th mir cfps. Mi bft ohwk hk mfs hwk. Fg shrry

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A`k F 8 Dust 8

Qmi lict mirsicl kho hkai. @ko fk `k fkst`kt w`s skèio fkth mfs

`rgs `ko ofsshcvio fkth tmi swiit rusm hl mfs efss. Qmi pusmio fkth mfg,

m`roir, liicfkj ` oispir`ti kiio th bi chaeio thjitmir. @ sfkjci issikai

tmfs hki tfgi tmiy gfjmt kivir jit `khtmir am`kai

_mwàeee!

@ cfjmtkfkj bhct sgàeio àrhss tmi sey. Cue`s puccio `w`y,

bri`tmfkj m`ro. _mi sey mò turkio phfshk-bcàe, tmukoir rugbcio fk

ahktfkuhus `kjry rhccs, thrriktf`c ohwk-phurfkj hl r`fk bij`k. Cue`s

puccio mir achsi.

Zmiri ofo tm`t ahgi lrhg8 mi smhutio.

Girhpi acukj th mfg. Qmi ekiw ixàtcy wmiri ft a`gi lrhg.

Tius.

@ oiip bhhg hl tmukoir rivirbir`tio `rhuko tmi hcfvi jrhvi,

r`ttcfkj tmrhujm Girhpi `s fl smi wiri liibci `s ` cyri strfkj. _mik

cfjmtkfkj aràeio tmi sey hkai ghri, rfjmt bisfoi tmi trii tmfs tfgi.

Quricy mi whucokt efcc tmig hk tmi spht8 @cc rfjmt, cc rfjmt, F jit ft, Girhpi wmfspirio ukoir mir bri`tm,

whrefkj up tmi strikjtm th pucc lrii hl Cue`s.

Qmi chheio up `t mfs lài, jhrjihus, wit `ko sgfcfkj. Mi j`zio

ohwk t mir chvfkjcy5 smio kivir siik mfg chhe sh m`ppy. Z`tir orfppio

hll mfs biùtfluc bfj khsi ko smi efssio ft. Qmi smut mir iyis ko mujjio

mfg, oivhurfkj tmi w`rgtm hl mfs `rgs.@khtmir bhct hl cfjmtkfkj struae, achsir stfcc tmfs tfgi. Tius lury

w`s frrilut`bci. _mi `fr aràecio, siitmfkj wftm mfs r`ji.

G`k tm`t w`s achsi. Zi smhuco gèi ` ruk lhr ft. Cue`s chheio

ohwk `t mir prhtiatfvicy.

Girhpi m`tio mirsicl. F m`vi th iko tmfs. Qmi thhe ` oiip bri`tm

`ko tmik pusmio mfg `w`y. Ziri kht jhfkj `kywmiri. Vhu smhucoktm`vi efssio gi! Qmi qufaecy pfaeio mir w`y ohwk tmi trii.

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Zm`t8 F tmhujmt yhu w`ktio th. Z`ft! Gir! Cue`s st`rtio th

ac`gbir ohwk `ltir mir.

Qmi c`koio cfjmtcy `ko yiccio up tmi trii. Zi a`kt oh tmfs, Cue`s.

Kht ivik lrfikos. Ft a`kt whre.

But w`ft. _mfs fs rfofauchus. Zicc dust jh bàe th tmi mhusi `ko

Kh, Fg ci`vfkj. F kiio th bi `chki, smi j`spio. Dust ci`vi gi

`chki!

Qmi thhe hll, rukkfkj tmrhujm tmi ffico, mir shbs biahgfkj

hvirwmicgfkj `s smi ghvio lurtmir `w`y lrhg mfg. Ivirytmfkj fk mir

wfccio mir th sthp, ivirytmfkj wfccio mir th turk `rhuko `ko ruk bàe

th mfg. _miy bichkjio thjitmir, smi ekiw tm`t lhr airt`fk khw.

But Tius w`s brut`c. A`cchuscy mi mò oistrhyio tmi hki ghgikt

hl trui dhy fk mir wmhci chkj ixfstikai. Ft w`s hvir. Qmi put mir m`kos

hvir mir i`rs. Qmi rilusio th cfstik.

_mi efkj hl tmi jhos w`s trucy ` rutmciss ghkstir.

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L`cc4lrhg jr`ai,

th I`rtm,fk chvi.

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