Chapter One
Tabitha breathed out in relief. The alley was completely clear of people, so there was no way she was going to get caught. Humming softly, she called upon the blood leaking from the man's open wounds. Purple smoke rose up from him and circled her own arm. Instead of using it, she directed it into a large gem hanging around her neck.
Perfect.
So long as no one ever found out. If they did...well, she wasn't all that sure what would happen. Without a Necromancer Council, there was no one to tell her what she could and couldn't do. That would mean if she ended up in front of anyone, it was going to be the High Council and given their shutting down the Necromancer Council in the first place, that wouldn't bode well for her.
Footsteps sounded at the end of the alley. She needed t
