Love and fear
AS they were cleaning up their dishes, Alexi came in.
"Ah, the witch that can remove your mark without a special event is here. She doesn't look that powerful to me." Alexi loved to insult anyone.
"Oh, I am not very powerful. I just know the right kind of spells." Ellen winked at him deviously.
"Well, let us get this show on the road, shall we. I have special plans for Lucy and I this evening." Lucy visibly cringed at his words. She had taken the tonic in her coffee. She would have about 2 hours before the mark would start to fade. They walked down this creep corridor until they reached a set of stairs long, twisty and dark.