MeglithiaUpdated at May 17, 2021, 16:06
Once of a full moon rising, a witch may enter realms that time travel through ancient stone ruins.
It's 1712 in the town of Clitheroe, England. Three witches are tied to the stake to be burned to death, the first Agatha Rollins- a maker of medicines from herbs, the second Jane Crawley- a chanting widow accused of murdering her husband through witchcraft and the third my mother Isobelle Virtue taking an isolated approach to raising her daughter in the woods away from the village.
Lizzy couldn't imagine what she would invisage doing next as she watched her mother standing with dignity before her, not a sign of fear nor a tear rolling down from her captivating eyes.
Judge Reiner steps forward, an ignited clump of wood in his hand with colours of red and orange fiercely blowing tamely above his grip, against the battering wind and rain on that damp cold evening in November. the crowd falls silent as Reiner speaks, "I hereby sentence you, Agatha Rollins, Jane Crawley and Isobelle Virtue to death". as he ignited the timber at the foot of my mother, I felt her eyes look deep into my breaking heart, she gave a smile and a nod to me as a que for me to look away. I looked down and beside me I felt a warm presence, my dire wolf Ragner stood at my side. his black shaggy fur damp and dripping from the rain. "You shouldn't be here Ragner, you could get yourself killed if anyone saw you.." I said in my head. he responded telepathically, "I'll always be by your side, we've got a job to do and a long journey ahead, you need me to help you find the others..."