The powerful energy calling to Merlin and I stopped in a clearing. In the middle of said clearing were two stones, one which was almost diamond-like, the sunlight glinting off of it and making a rainbow. The other stone which was more like a rock, sitting plainly. Standing ominously in front of the pillars where the stones were placed, stood a man in a dark cloak that covered his face. The air around him was much like that foreboding feeling you get when you just know something is wrong. Eir moved to shield me from the man, her face wary as she wondered what to expect from him. Merlin readied himself as well, the air around him crackling as he called on his lightning. The air around us was tense as we stared the mysterious man down. Straightening up, the man stretched his face upwards,

