Yesi “So what happened next?!” asked Ariadna, her eyes twinkling with excitement from the other end of her couch. After my nightmare that morning, I somehow managed to convince Leon to let me visit my friends. My security detail had to sweep the residence and grounds before they’d let me enter, but it was nice to get out of my house--even if I was just up the road. Salomé came as well and, much to our host’s dismay, transformed the parlor room into a fortune-telling studio. She strategically placed stones and crystals around the room: beryl, obsidian, apatite, and various shades of jade were just some of those I could name. Then she placed white candles at each corner of the coffee table she claimed for her practice, lit the candles with matches, and began shuffling her tarot deck, her

