We stood facing the woods. I held the knife with poison on it. Hunter stood behind me facing the other direction with his hackles raised. Sylvia stood to our left, facing the other direction. Her whole body was glowing with power. I shivered at the thought of being on the wrong side of her power.
“Sylvia, can we do this? They have already caught you once.” I worry about getting caught again.
“They caught me unawares. I did not realize they were using blood sacrifice. They still underestimated my powers or they never would have expected me to still be unconscious. We can get them.” Her encouragement did nothing to soothe my fears. She has already been caught once when she was sure it would not happen.
I felt the intentions of the witches as they got closer. They were coming, and they wer
