Luna Rising
The flames spiked high as she said, “Hecate, Selene, I call unto thee. Help us trace this destiny. Show us where his essence resides, where a part of his soul now survives. Lead us to what we seek. As I will, so mote it be.”
Air moved through the room, ruffling my hair as the flames pulsed once, unaffected by the burst of wind. The drops of blood on the paper flowed over city lines and landmarks, mountain ranges and lakes, to settle in a remote section of the forest about two hundred miles from Silver Moon. Every eye in the room watched it travel along the paper. When it was clear it would not move any further, it felt like the room itself exhaled one large breath.
Elaine sat back. “There. T