Kaylee was referring to the incident that Julia triggered. While Clara responded to an attempted murder with compassion, Julia had unknowingly sprung a trap that ended with her in the path of a raging werewolf. She would not be here had the angel not intervened. Clara must have seen something in me that I sure as fuck don’t…

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“I went to pee,” Julia said. “Ended up getting lost in the fog. I’ve been wandering out there for… fuck knows how long.”

“How did you find us?” Gwen asked.

“It felt like a dream,” Julia said. “I could smell coffee, so I followed the scent here.”

“Follow your nose,” Amber said, and cracked a smile.

“The coffee is almost ready,” Kaylee said. “Sit down, and I’ll pour you a cup.”

“Thank you,” Julia replied.

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Julia let Kaylee drone on about her studies and plans for the future. It was the latter that interested Julia the most. Kaylee was intent on balancing a career, family, and faith. I get the distinct feeling that Kaylee plans to minimise that last part…

“I can’t wait to be out on my own (again),” Kaylee said.

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You probably expected to find a book, something like a grimoire or an idiot’s guide to. Truth is, there is no such thing, at least nothing that is mass produced. Those you do find in a bookstore are for tourists, not those who have the ‘gift’ to be a witch.

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There were few certainties in life, but Julia was certain an overdose of information would not end well. However, these questions were oddly specific and that was a reason to worry. Should I tell her why? How will she react?

“Quit fucking with me,” Kaylee said.

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“What do you mean?” Julia asked.

“You had a vision?” Kaylee asked.

“How would—” Julia asked.

Kaylee raised her hand, with the palm facing outward. She pointed at the elder’s tents and motioned to get some distance.

When the camp was concealed by the fog, Kaylee said, “You look as though you’ve seen a ghost.”

“Or Death itself…” Julia said without changes in intonation.

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The young women both looked into each other’s eyes in an attempt to determine malicious intent or deception. All they observed was confusion, as though not on the same wavelength.

“Werewolf,” Julia spit out.

“Moon witch,” Kaylee blurted out.

“Oh no,” Julia whispered.

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“I know you’re not human,” Kaylee said flatly.

“How—” Julia said. “Why would you think that?”

“Disappear near a full moon,” Kaylee said. “You’d have to be blind to miss the clues.”

“Amber didn’t raise you to be no fool,” Julia mimicked before winking.

“Cute,” Kaylee said. “She might be tempted to disagree with you there. Besides, no human could have made it over the mountain and found their way down.”

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“You look as though you’ve seen a ghost,” Kaylee said.

“Or Death itself…” Julia said with a straight face.

“Death?” Kaylee asked at a near whisper.

“Well… a woman in white,” Julia said.

“That’s a ghost story,” Kaylee replied.

“Well… this one was awfully attracted to death.” Julia replied.

“That’s it?” Kaylee asked. “That’s all you saw?”

“…sure?” Julia replied.

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