Mount Callum was no journey for the weak, neither was it a small journey for pregnant women. The sisters of the earth live on that mountain, dedicating their lives to helping women get their lives back together. They also say they follow Natuks, the great mother of nature and earth, the one who restores life and can choose to take one if she so wishes.
It wasn't that I didn't know about the sisters of the earth, it just that I didn't care much for them since they were nothing more than an old midwife's tale, mother to daughter whispers. So when Marian had told me I had spent the entire day in the library reading up on what I can on the sisters of the earth.
The sisters of the earth duties extended far beyond normal healing practices and midwifery work. Their mission was to protect an origin beyond the royal power and kingdom, powerful natural forces beyond war and governmental influence.
