Page 176 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

Crossing Mnemosyne

Thanatos drew me to a battered boat

tied to a dock at the bank of the river.

‘It is safe,’ he told me,

seeing the hesitance in my features.

To demonstrate, he stepped in first,

and gestured with his scythe for me to get in.

I followed his movements

and stepped into the vessel.

A soft sprinkling could be heard

as the gems scratched at the sides

of the little boat. But it appeared to be

made of good strong oak so it resisted.

I stared at the gems as they moved.

It was like they were floating.

‘Those are memories.’ Thanatos’ voice

seeped into my thoughts. He twisted his scythe

and the wood twisted to become

a long paddle, which he dipped into

the gemstones. The boat

moved uneasily through the current.

‘What you did took courage.’