The Gifted Luna
he whispered, almost inaudibly as he tapped the surface of the water at intervals.
"Show me the Luna," he commanded.
The water shimmered, and Tiara's image appeared, flickering like a vision in smoke. She was asleep beside a dying campfire, her silver hair glowing faintly in the dark.
Aldric smiled. "Perfect!"
"Still dreaming of salvation... poor little moon-child."
He extended his hand over the pool. Shadows began to coil around his fingers, and with a whisper, he sent them forth, thin streams of darkness stretching across the distance between them.