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sacrifice.”
    Simone thought of Storm Kar alone and her heart bled.  She didn’t want to leave him now, and she didn’t care about his appearance.  It was what was underneath that counted, but she had done this to him and she was determined to put it right.
       
     
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    “I don’t know, lass,” Jedediah said knitting his brows together.  “Master Storm Kar wouldn’t like it.”
    “Please Jedediah, I have to go to the mountain,” Simone pleaded.  “I have to try and help him.”
    It had been almost two weeks since she had discovered Storm Kar’s secret and it had devoured her every waking moment.  Though he had assured her it didn’t matter what he looked like as long as she was happy, she wasn’t willing to let it go.
    He had made so many sacrifices to bring her into his life and he had made her want to live again, and move forward without Dean.  It was only right that she do anything to restore Storm Kar to his former self, even if it was at the cost of her own life.
    Jedediah scratched the side of his craggy face.  “’E wouldn’t like it.  Us going behind his back like this.  If he finds out he’ll blow a fuse.”
    “He won’t until it’s too late,” Simone pressed.  “Look, Storm Kar is over at the Phoenix People settlement helping them repair the damage done by the floods now the rain has stopped.  He won’t even know we’re gone until it’s too late.  Please, I’m begging you.  I need to help him.”
    Jedediah’s ancient eyes searched her face.  “You really care about him, if you be going to take such a risk, lass.”
    She thought about it and realized that was an understatement.  She loved him with every inch of her being and she would do anything to end his pain.  She nodded to the Podderer.  “Yes, Jedediah.  I have to do this for him.”
    Jedediah nodded his great head and started to amble away from the balcony.  “I’ll get the howdah then.  My old pa always said you couldn’t talk sense to a woman who had made her mind up.”
    “Thank you, Jedediah, I don’t know how to repay you for this.”
    “Just don’t get yerself killed, lass,” Jedediah warned.  “That’s all I ask.”
     
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    As they strode across the land, Simone realized exactly how big the risk she was taking.  Pevas had said touching the Plant meant instant death, but the Great Spirits hinted there might be a way to restore Storm Kar without her losing her life.  She didn’t like that they were so ambiguous.  Couldn’t they have been more definite?
    Still, it was too late to turn back now.
    She had to go through with this, whatever the cost.  It was the right thing to do.  Looking out of the howdah she spotted the Mammoth Tusk Mountain on the horizon.  It rose up ominously, a curved spur of white pointing to the heavens.  As they drew closer, Simone saw that a crude path had been carved into the mountain spiralling up to the pinnacle.
    “The shrine is carved into the bone at its top, lass,” Jedediah said as he started clambering up the side of the tusk.  The howdah rocked alarmingly as he ascended.  “You better hold on to your garters,” he warned.
    Holding on for dear life, they finally made it to the top in one piece.  Jedediah crouched down on the narrow ledge outside the entrance of the shrine and Simone disembarked.  Her heart hammering hard, she entered the arch that led into the mountain.
    The small domed room beyond was plated with gold and at its centre on a pedestal of blue crystal a large, red leafed plant hung suspended in a pillar of golden light.  Simone felt its power radiate out to her, and it beckoned her forward.
    Her body trembled as she forced one foot in front of the other toward the pedestal.  Pevas warning that she could die if she touched the Plant rang in her ears, but she still carried on.  She had come too far to turn back now.
    In a few moments she was standing