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Courtney Miller
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The Raven Mocker's Legacy
Literature & Fiction
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The Legacy of a Love Potion, part 2
After awaking from the spell of a love potion, Sakonige resents Ugi for his deceit and bitterly leaves him and her sons. But over time, she comes to realize that she has always loved Ugi in spite of the love potion. The hate she felt when she discovered his deceit turns into anguish. If only he had released her from the spell. If only he had given her the chance to love him. If only he had not been so insecure. When Ugi’s uncle, Udo, looks in on her, she is disappointed that he is not Ugi come to see her. Udo tries to comfort her by suggesting that his mother fancies that the raven that visits her is, in fact, Ugi. Sakonige remembers that a raven has been chattering in a tree beside her house. At that point, Sakonige finds some solace in believing the raven to be her Ugi, also. But it is little comfort after giving up not only her husband, but also her children. Sakonige lives a dour life waiting for the raven to materialize into her long lost Ugi and waiting for her children to finally seek her out and reunite. Will she ever see them again? Will she ever see Ugi again?
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The Raven Mocker's Legacy
“Will I ever see him again?”
Udo considered her question. He did not have an answer, but yearned to cheer her up, “Maybe you see him and don’t realize it. Mother is convinced the raven that hides in the tree in front of her house is Ugi.”
Sakonige frowned as she looked into Udo’s eyes. He then was concerned, thinking that it was wrong to give her false hope. “Of course, she used to think it was her sister, too.”
Udo laughed again, this time at his inside joke, but Sakonige’s eyes glazed over as though she were thinking but not seeing. Then she turned and looked outside, “Was it?”
Udo frowned, “Was it what?”
“Her sister?”
Without waiting for his answer, she gracefully rose to her feet, dropping the blanket, and hurried outside. Surprised by her reaction, Udo rolled onto his knees, grabbed hold of the stone hearth and pushed himself to his feet. He found her studying the old pine tree growing beside her house. With a childlike delight now in her eyes, she turned to Udo, “I’ve heard a raven chattering in this tree.”
She looked up into its dark, leafy shadows, “It never occurred to me it might be ...”
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