Desdemona"s visit left me shaken and trembling. I made my way back to my room, where I laid on the bed. Sir Raleigh sniffed my face.
"Do I smell different? I feel different. I don"t know what happened down there."
What had come over me? What had I allowed to come over me? The second question disturbed me with its ramifications. Had I channeled something, or had that dark energy been lurking below the surface since Ashlee Wyatt had drunk from me with my permission?
allowedSir Raleigh snuggled against my side and purred.
I ran my hand over his soft fur. "I"m glad you"re not judging me."
What had Desdemona been playing at with her little ambush? She"d seemed pleased with the outcome. I recalled what Aria, a medium and witch in the Earth realm had told me, that a web tightened around me.
