Sasha hovered near the back of the group that cleared the rubble from the mine’s entrance. She normally avoided any crowds in the valley; she learned young that town gatherings harvested the most whispers. But believe it or not, she was not actually evil, and she didn’t want to sit idle while people were trapped in the mine. So with a deep breath she found a spot on the far edge of the rubble and started...? She did not actually know what she was supposed to be doing. Trying to be inconspicuous, she stole glances at the fellow rock-clearers out the corner of her eye.














