Holly
At dusk, they met at a trail head. With it being near dark, their chances of being found or discovered were not good. They found a place near the edge of the wood and away from the road to add an extra layer of privacy. “We need to hurry, he does become more powerful at full dark,” Salix said.
He set up an altar with a blood-red candle placed on a nearby fence post. He lit the candle. “To the Lords of the Lower Realms, I seek out Quasim. Quasim, I summon you within the confines of this salt ring where your power will be neutralized for the duration of our meeting.”
The smell of rotting flesh came to them on a gust of wind as purple mist poured out of the ground within the circle. The mist filled the confines of the circle up to about eight feet in the air. Holly had to pull her
