The Black Wolf
Some were encased in crystal, others carved from bone or obsidian, all humming with power.
On another shelf, glass jars and clay pots held herbs of every shape and shade, green, silver, deep violet. A few of them glowed faintly, others exhaled tendrils of smoke that curled in the air like mist. The scent was overwhelming but oddly calming, a blend of crushed petals and earth.
Then she appeared.
The healer glided out from a hidden chamber behind a curtain of beads that chimed as she passed. She was small and ageless, her hair like braided smoke, her eyes sharp and knowing. She bowed low to Xareth without speaking.
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