SAPPHIRE FROM THE VALLEY OF THE BLUE STONES RETURNS

Final Version: Getting deep into the novel again and my favorite supporting character is back. Sapphire from the Valley of the Blue Stones! How I loved to research and write her part. All I needed was someone for Echo to talk to, and this woman showed up, brown and beautiful, wearing silk, and with a story that I hardly dared to tell..., until I found a brief mention of an eastern nation that Herodotus, the Father of History, called the land of the Saspires. Close enough, his location was perfect for my story. :)