Sins of the Demon
“The demon sat with his legs pulled to his chest, face pale. Jill shot me a worried look. “I don’t think he feels good.”
“He’s been here for several hours,” I said as I crouched in front of Votevha. “Forgive me for the delay, honored one. I am deeply grateful for your service. Are you ready to go back?”
Votevha nodded, then bared his teeth in a razor-tipped smile. “Fun.”
I grinned. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
Standing, I gave Jill a nod. She scrambled back while I began the dismissal chant, but t...hen I stopped and scowled. Hard to pull potency when you’re blocked from the arcane. “I’m sorry, Votevha. We need to get onto the back porch so that I can be inside the wards.”
The demon nodded and trotted to the porch. I joined him there, pulled the cuff off. I had absolutely no doubt that Eilahn had restored the wards the instant the interlopers had left. Once again I began the dismissal chant, exhaling in pleasure as the power came into my control. Pulling potency, I focused on the bindings that held the demon in this world, shaping the portal that would pull him back to his own.MoreLess
“He’s been here for several hours,” I said as I crouched in front of Votevha. “Forgive me for the delay, honored one. I am deeply grateful for your service. Are you ready to go back?”
Votevha nodded, then bared his teeth in a razor-tipped smile. “Fun.”
I grinned. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
Standing, I gave Jill a nod. She scrambled back while I began the dismissal chant, but t...hen I stopped and scowled. Hard to pull potency when you’re blocked from the arcane. “I’m sorry, Votevha. We need to get onto the back porch so that I can be inside the wards.”
The demon nodded and trotted to the porch. I joined him there, pulled the cuff off. I had absolutely no doubt that Eilahn had restored the wards the instant the interlopers had left. Once again I began the dismissal chant, exhaling in pleasure as the power came into my control. Pulling potency, I focused on the bindings that held the demon in this world, shaping the portal that would pull him back to his own.MoreLess
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