ELARA "Don't let her leave the premises!" I heard Gerald scream, his voice contrasting with the clang of the chains against the concrete with every flight I took. My heart pounded fiercely, internally wishing the entrance of the building would materialize right in front of me. Unfortunately, just as I was about to leave the building, at the same instant, something swished in the air and landed around my neck abruptly cutting off my air stream. I found myself lunging in the air and then crashing back to the floor, a primal cry of devastation erupting from down my belly to rock the building. Wolfbane! I lay supine on the cold floor with my vision upward, unable to move, pain, confusion and madness occupying my entire being. I perceived him even before I caught his reflection from

