Chapter 52 - A Void Summon

Candlelight glowed softly against the wood witch's hut walls, creating lengthy shadows on the shelves containing jars of dried flowers, herbs, and other magical materials. With her dark eyes fixed on the whirling mixture within, the wood witch sat in front of her cauldron. But she was not thinking about manufacturing potions like she usually did. Since she hadn't seen Ramin in a few nights, a subtle but rising uneasiness gnawed at the corners of her thoughts. She added pinches of herbs and drops of oils, stirring the brew gently with her experienced fingers. "Ramin," she muttered to herself in a steady, deep voice. Even now, she felt comforted by the name's familiar warmth. She cast a spell of summoning into the air with every word she uttered, hoping to draw him back to her. When she had called, he had always been there, always. However, minutes passed and he was nowhere to be seen. Her heart fell, maybe he was just running late. After all, he was one of Arcanis's most formida