The music had a kind of magic that Mirror never imagined existed. Where did Snow learn to do this?
Mirror felt the song against her heart, and even stern-faced Zoe swayed subconsciously to the beat. Parker and the other dwarves unabashedly dropped their weapons, dipping their heads to the rhythm, their feet beginning to move. The women danced together, their bodies sliding with the music as if possessed.
The snake appeared to feel the song just as powerfully. Its body curled and writhed, the enormous coils moving with the beat of the music. Its eyes--each the size of a cart--closed, and the snake swayed, inching away from the cabin.
Snow stepped forward, increasing the rhythm as he walked away from the dwarves' home and into the forest, leading the snake away. The enormous beast followe
