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As the four new phantoms made their slow, programmed way from the Mirror Chamber into the Chamber of Fadings, Jervil stood in their midst contemplating his options. All too quickly he sensed something occurring in the inn upstairs, and very soon thereafter Callista and Annalae, the Cat Shade ever looming behind her, intruded on his thoughts in alarm. "The Magistrate has come!" Callista claimed. "She's brought the entire Watch with her, and they're upstairs right now placing the entire inn under arrest."

"They won't stop there, either," Annalae added with some venom. "It's as the Seeress warned*: 'They'll come for you above and below.'"

Jervil pondered the meaning of the statement only a moment before responding--the Cat Witch was quite limited in her understanding of the visionary gift and its workings. "The Seeress' warning speaks not of the Watch intruding on us down here, but of something else, or someone else." Turning to Annalae, he spoke even while his mind considered the steps ahead of them. "You will go to the Cistern Room on the far end of the Rat Maze and there await whoever comes at us from that direction. With fair Callista's help, I will see to the inn's defense myself."

"I don't trust you, vermin-bastard," the Cat Witch spat back. Beside her, Callista nodded.

"The Magistrate's wearing her Countermail," the thief added.

Jervil smiled at the blond woman. "Such trust is irrelevant, as is the Magistrate's Countermail against a foe like myself. The time of Albert Fiskerne's establishment has drawn to an end, and my preparations will suffice for our defense. However, I will require aid with the Witchwax candles to create and detonate the Catalyst Rune."

Grumbling and without comprehending, the two women agreed.

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*This will be revealed in the expansion/publication of Vision Impaired.

Deirdre's and Zirena's stock models have already been identified, but Avora's model has not.

Enjoy!

Note: Bookbinding and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones real mistreatment of this kind toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.

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The next page is here: faile35.deviantart.com/art/Boo… . For more information on the entire series, read the "'Demon's Due' Defined" journal entry here faile35.deviantart.com/journal… or the "'Demon's Due' Plus" journal entry here faile35.deviantart.com/journal… .

***********************************************

As the four new phantoms made their slow, programmed way from the Mirror Chamber into the Chamber of Fadings, Jervil stood in their midst contemplating his options. All too quickly he sensed something occurring in the inn upstairs, and very soon thereafter Callista and Annalae, the Cat Shade ever looming behind her, intruded on his thoughts in alarm. "The Magistrate has come!" Callista claimed. "She's brought the entire Watch with her, and they're upstairs right now placing the entire inn under arrest."

"They won't stop there, either," Annalae added with some venom. "It's as the Seeress warned*: 'They'll come for you above and below.'"

Jervil pondered the meaning of the statement only a moment before responding--the Cat Witch was quite limited in her understanding of the visionary gift and its workings. "The Seeress' warning speaks not of the Watch intruding on us down here, but of something else, or someone else." Turning to Annalae, he spoke even while his mind considered the steps ahead of them. "You will go to the Cistern Room on the far end of the Rat Maze and there await whoever comes at us from that direction. With fair Callista's help, I will see to the inn's defense myself."

"I don't trust you, vermin-bastard," the Cat Witch spat back. Beside her, Callista nodded.

"The Magistrate's wearing her Countermail," the thief added.

Jervil smiled at the blond woman. "Such trust is irrelevant, as is the Magistrate's Countermail against a foe like myself. The time of Albert Fiskerne's establishment has drawn to an end, and my preparations will suffice for our defense. However, I will require aid with the Witchwax candles to create and detonate the Catalyst Rune."

Grumbling and without comprehending, the two women agreed.

***********************************************

*This will be revealed in the expansion/publication of Vision Impaired.

Deirdre's and Zirena's stock models have already been identified, but Avora's model has not.

Enjoy!

Note: Bookbinding and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones real mistreatment of this kind toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.