Asteria This has been a surprising night so far. The turn of events with Victor's son was shocking. Once he says goodbye to his beloved, John has Jasmine open a portal outside town. We will walk the remainder of the way to the abandoned bar. If witches are in the nest, there are likely wards to alert them of trespassers. Akira and I have our shield fully encompassing us all as we exit the portal. We carefully scanned the area, and Matthew led the way to the abandoned bar. I glanced first at John and then at Jasmine and saw that they were scanning for magic. John holds his hand up to halt us from walking about a mile into our journey. He mind links me, letting me know that there are wards ahead of us and that if we go further, they will know we are here. He gives a firm nod to both Mat

