No need to sound appreciative Mr. Creel. You're positively glowing with it.
[Two can play that game, Henry! But she continues nonetheless and her finger hovers over his forehead again and he'll feel the arcane mark shift somewhat, like a warm spot growing cooler.]
There is... Something. Someone? Hm. I'll call it someone. Someone has been going around town and "asking" people to drink some concoction from the skull he carries around.
[ Modern-day people would call this sort of creature a "cryptid" but she's not going to be splitting hairs.]
Sometimes, there are creatures that have created a routine or ritual that makes it easy to tell them apart from normal humans. Trying to find a reason for it, well... I would say it's a way to solidify their presence. You know, power in belief and such.
[She finishes turning down the rune's effectiveness and steps back from Henry.]
no subject
[Two can play that game, Henry! But she continues nonetheless and her finger hovers over his forehead again and he'll feel the arcane mark shift somewhat, like a warm spot growing cooler.]
There is... Something. Someone? Hm. I'll call it someone. Someone has been going around town and "asking" people to drink some concoction from the skull he carries around.
[ Modern-day people would call this sort of creature a "cryptid" but she's not going to be splitting hairs.]
Sometimes, there are creatures that have created a routine or ritual that makes it easy to tell them apart from normal humans. Trying to find a reason for it, well... I would say it's a way to solidify their presence. You know, power in belief and such.
[She finishes turning down the rune's effectiveness and steps back from Henry.]
Before I continue, how does that feel?