“Praying to it?” Joana asked.

“Yes, that’s what the soothsayer told us.” Edmund said. “You pray unto the spirit and hope she hears you, if she does, she calls you into her presence and searches your heart, if it is for good, then she grants your hearts desires, if you have bad intentions then she drowns you.”

“Ok, let’s just hope that doesn’t happen,” Joana said.

The four of them continued talking about the river for some time before Derick entered the room and went to join them to sit down.

“Hey Derick,” Dana said to him with a smile. “Did you take care of Joana while we were gone?”...