[Long pause and an ink smudge before she begins.]

If you had three wishes, what would they be?

I want to talk to the inugami.

send haru away
there is nothing but danger for her here.

[The writing is different from Katsuo's usual scrawls.]

the demon is gone somewhere
why did you follow me here?
there is nothing but danger here for you

[pause]

you look healthier
you have grown
more reasons why you should not be here

[pause]

you must write back to his name
it is the one in this book
quickly, before he comes back

that thing that is howls at night

it is NO ME

but i think i will be finding it

WHERE IS HARU

I KNOW SHE IS HERE

WHERE

COME OUT WHERE I CAN SEE YOU

Though often I try my best to keep out of your business out of respect of your autonomy, I must warn all of you to avoid the Grounds at all times. Indraneel, you were lucky, but it seems many Others have not been. Despite the king's decree, there has been a systematic slaughtering of Others by the Other known as Cita and those under his command ( Read more... )

[the handwriting is the demon's normal scrawl]

[Filter: Lorie, Ermesinda, Olinda, Mari, Zafer, Moirine, Myron, Lin, Itsuki, Siobhan]

you will do

NO

THING

to me

[the handwriting is drastically different from katsuo's usual scratchings, but still very sloppy]

[Filter: Lorie, Ermesinda, Olinda, Mari, Zafer, Moirine, Myron, Lin, Itsuki, Siobahn]

you have to help me
my name is seiji
i am the one the demon possesses
he is gone now but he will be back soon
you have to help me

I am selling potions. All kinds. For love and lust and beauty, to make a man a woman or a woman a man. To make you forget. To heal.

Tell me what you are wanting and I will tell you the price.

[added a bit later]

[Filter: Amelia, Olinda]

I told you I would be getting the money back.

[pause]

Who is Silence?