Selene is looking into a crystal ball when the mist suddenly parts and she starts seeing flashes of her future. What would she want to see there?

The hazy mist swirled as Leni's arms rested on the table, chin perched on her hands, her expression thoughtful. She wondered what she might see - or what she would even want to see. There were so many possibilities! Would she follow a more traditional route like Cee, her Mama, and her aunts, becoming a debutante and settling into marriage and motherhood? Or work in an appropriate occupation such as a governess like Ms. Greene or a healer? That would be the expected path she supposed, but perhaps she would decide to choose a less conventional route like Aunt Lena did, devoting her life to a so-called less feminine pursuit? If she was honest, the latter seemed to be a better prospect, in her opinion.

Leni's mind continued to whirl with possibilities that she nearly missed when the crystal ball cleared, and her head rose at the same time her vision was clouded with a kaleidoscope of colors and flashing images. The vibrant greenery of a large greenhouse, gloves and a half-potted plant left on the counter. A wood-paneled study with a large map in the center of the wall. The brilliant blue of the ocean as the boat bobbed towards an incoming shore. Standing on the end of a jutted cliff, a broad-winged eagle soaring through the air. A bright-eyed child sitting at an old school desk.

Abruptly, the images stopped, and although her current reality now seemed far more dull in comparison, Leni smiled. Good things were coming, she was sure of it.

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