[i]Ugh. Loud, tedious, and obnoxious all in one package. If anyone skewers the prick, I'll thank him.[/i] Still, Kalisel knew he was good for something. He pointed her in the right direction.

The woods weren't thick, thankfully, and she was making good time. Yet there was still something amiss. If it was a large werebeast, the woods would be alive with thrashing, and there weren't any of the dramatic light shows that usually accompanied a witch's unholy magics. She shuddered. A pair of witches had come within half a hair of corrupting her, decades ago. Her skin still crawled when he thought of it.

Kalisel shook her head, clearing her thoughts. There were other, more pressing concerns at present. Namely, what [i]was[/i] out there?