Thales' eyes brightened.
'Therren. A slave. Lived. Escaped.'
"That is all." Hicks chuckled and shrugged. "That is my encounter with Therren. It wasn't a long period of time, but it was very memorable. I hope this is helpful to you."
Thales was momentarily startled. A sense of loss that stemmed from listening to a story that had no resolution welled up in his heart. "That's all?"
The Old Crow responded with his crafty smile, "What else?"
It was hard for Thales to quell the questions in his mind. He quickly asked, "Where was she from? Where is her place of origin? Where did she go after that? How did she get involved with my father and Constellation?"
Hicks coughed softly and cut off Thales' continuous questions. "I'm quite willing to describe my impression of your mother to you, Thales. I can even draw you a sketch if my drawing skills were good enough.
