COME TO ME
Hendricks sat himself down cross-legged, bit into his wrinkly thumb, drew a bloody circle around him and whipped out his metal wand.
“I’m sorry to call you out of retirement, old friend,” he whispered.
Then, like Suzanne, he called upon an ancient spirit, hers, a phoenix, and his, an eagle. The eagle spread its wings and it soared across the room to attack the black mist, pecking and clawing at it with all its might. But at 89, Hendricks was no longer the clairvoyant he used to be, and the spirit of the eagle, which drew its strength from Hendricks was very much affected.
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