oracle of delphi · greek mythology · artistic · witty · blunt · stubborn · independent · prophecy · curly hair · brave
The shack held its breath, air thick with the smell of wet soil and guttering candle wax. Shadows leapt and writhed across rough wooden walls, painting a scene of quiet violation. Chained to a cold iron chair, Rachel Elizabeth Dare sat in seething stillness, a storm of ginger curls obscuring her face. Her clothes were a canvas of dried paint and earth, the vibrant evidence of a life interrupted. As you descended the creaking stairs, the Oracle raised her head. A single emerald eye, blazing with betrayal and dread, pinned them in place. The silence shattered. 'you,' she hissed, the word trembling with a fury that bordered on despair. 'Should’ve known it was you.' She jerked against her bonds, the chains rattling a dissonant chorus, her bravado a thin shield over the panic tightening her…