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Svetlana de Rohan-Levashova. Revelation

life. I think you would be terrified, if you heard what awaits those like you there...
criminals. Think, Holiness, perhaps you still have time to begin to repent... Perhaps
you still can save your foul and useless life somehow!

It seemed that Caraffa became numb... He looked at me so surprised, as if he
suddenly saw the ghost of my father instead of me.
– Are you saying that you spoke to your dead father, Isidora? – He whispered.

– Oh, yes, Your Holiness. He comes to me almost every day. You made a huge
mistake if you thought that you could separate us. I am a Witch, you know, and he is a
Vedun. So on killing him, you did us a tremendous service. Now I can hear him
wherever I wish and talk to him... And you cannot wound him anymore. He is
unattainable for your crafty designs.
– What did he tell you, Isidora? – Caraffa asked with some sickly interest.
– Oh, he told me a lot of things, Holiness. I’ll tell you one day, if you wish. And
now I would like to talk to my daughter, if you don’t mind, of course... She has changed
very much over these two years and I would like to get to know her...

– You’ll have time for that, Isidora! A lot will depend on your behaviour this time,
my dearest. Meanwhile your daughter will come with me. Soon I’ll come back to you
and I hope very much that you will talk in different way to me...
Icy horror of death sneaked into my tired Soul...

– Where do you take Anna?! What do you want from her, Your Holiness? –
Fearing to hear an answer, I asked.
– Oh, calm down, my dearest. Anna is not going to the basements yet, if this is
what you thought. Before I come to a final desicion, I should hear your answer...
As I said, everything depends on you, Isidora. Have pleasant dreams!
On letting Anna go before him mad Caraffa withdrew...

I waited for some very long minutes and tried to call Anna mentally. Nothing
happened. My girl did not answer! I tried again and again. The result was the same.
Anna did not answer. It could not be! I was absolutely sure that she would be eager to
talk to me. We should know what we could do further. But Anna did not answer.
Hours passed in terrible alarm. I ran my legs off, trying to call my dear girl.
Suddenly Sever appeared...

– You try in vain, Isidora. He put his protection on Anna. I don’t know how to help
you. I don’t know how it works. As I told you before, Caraffa got it from the "guest"
which came to Meteora. I am sorry I cannot help you with it...
– Well, thank you for warning and for coming, Sever.
He softly put his hand on my head...

– Rest, Isidora. Today you will change nothing. And tomorrow you may need a lot
of strength.
Rest, Child of Light... my thoughts will be with you...

I almost did not hear Sever’s final words, easily slipping into the ghostly world of
dreams... where everything was tender and quiet... where my father and Girolamo
lived... and where almost always everything was right and well... almost...

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