Page 145 of Hekate: The Witch

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A spark inside the animal grew

till it began to glow red and gold.

The pup took a deep breath

and as though the last moments

had not even happened,

he leapt out of the boy’s arms

into mine and began

to lick my face.

I sat there, shocked,

as the boy whooped with joy,

picking the little dog up

and holding him tight.

‘Careful,’ I heard Thanatos say.

‘You do not want to squeeze

the life he just got back out of him.’

The boy nodded and set

the wriggling pup on the ground

where he ran circles around us.

Thanatos smiled and knelt

so the pup could rush towards him.

The boy took my hands and kissed them.

‘Lady Goddess, thank you,

thank you, thank you

for bringing Argos back to me!’

I numbly shook my head,

‘No… I am no Goddess. I did nothing.’

I felt Thanatos’ hand on my shoulder.

‘Hekate, you did.

You brought that animal

back to life.’

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