Leonardo da Vinci Leda 1508Thomas Kinkade The Light of PeaceThomas Kinkade The Edge of Wilderness
had been in the room with her Granny Weatherwax would have thrown open the door boldly, but she was by herself. She picked up the poker very carefully, moved surprisingly soundlessly to the door given the nature of her boots, and listened intently.
There was something in the garden.
It wasn’t much of a you came from. And you can damn well get back there.”
The thing made a feint at her, but the poker swung toward it.
“Can’t stand the iron, eh? Well, just you trot back to your mistress and tell her that we know all about iron in Lancre. And I knows about her. She’s to keep away, under-stand? This is my place!”
Then it was moonlight. Now it was day.
There was quite a crowd in what passed for Lancre’s
71garden. There were the Herbs, and the soft fruit bushes, a bit of lawn and, of course, the bee-hives. And it was open to the woods. The local wildlife knew better than to invade a witch’s garden.Granny opened the door carefully.The moon was setting. Pale silver light turned the world into monochrome.There was a unicorn on the lawn. The stink of it hit her.Granny advanced, holding the poker in front of her. The unicorn backed away, and pawed at the ground.Granny saw the future plain. She already knew the when. Now she was beginning to apprehend the how.“So,” she said, under her breath, “I knows where
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