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AMBRA WAS IN a lush, verdant forest, in a village set in a clearing, with a few dozen huts and some common areas all close together. Grey smoke was rising from a fire in the centre of the clearing.
Small groups of people went about their daily lives, speaking a language she could somehow understand, and she knew she was part of this tribe who protected and nurtured each other, who kept danger at bay, and who kept the gods happy.
Her kin began to gather around a fire, feasting on freshly roasted meat, and brightly coloured fruits and berries which were arranged near the fire in clay pots.
After the food, the elders began to discuss an issue facing the tribe.
Earlier that day, Ambra had found an exquisite, bright-blue stone, the size of her palm. She had stumbled across it while searching for medicinal plants. Never before had she seen anything like it — a stone the…
