Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-12599067-20131012002800/@comment-11457306-20131015234039

''The old seeress poured Troll's blood into the liquid she'd already mixed in the stone basin and watched as the resultant mixture began to bubble and steam. She breathed deeply of the steam, waiting for the surface to clear. When it finally did, she stirred it with a long fingernail, murmering the words of an old, old enchantment, learned when she was very young. She smiled as the images began to appear and watched intently. ''

''When they faded from view and the surface was again clear, she straightened, satisfied. She wrapped her cloak around her frail body and walked to the entrance of her chamber in the huge cavern. "Hagra!" she called. "Send Torene to me!  Now, Hagra!  Tell her not to delay!"''