Father James and Lady Irsinoe.

James had the feeling before Brutus said anything to him. He knew they were being followed but he wasn't sure who would be following the two of them this early in the morning. Brutus was right though, if someone was following them then they certainly knew who they were and could guess where they would be heading.

 "What is the point of using the prayer beads to whisper to me if your going to keep looking over your shoulder?" James asked . He was past the point of patience with the man and just wanted to get to the temple. " We can split up here. I'll be back to the manor by sun down." His words left no room for argument as James turned to walk up the steps to Our Lady of Lanterns. "Brutus," James whispered just loud enough to activate the beads power, "Be careful and stay out of trouble"

James felt the calling as soon as he touched the grand doors to the temple. Someone in The Lady's service was calling for aid. When he walked through the door it was into a small room with a fireplace in the corner. The floor was an odd color of reddish brown and seemed slick. James noticed the heat first, then the man strapped to the table. He was reciting the Pharasmin prayer for aid over and over in a dry croaking voice. Standing over the man was a woman James had seen before. Lady Irsinoe of Kabriri, the demon lord of ghouls looked up at James with a delighted smile. "I had to call you, you see I want to give you one last chance to surrender to me before I bring the gifts of Kabriri to your friends. Come with me James and I promise to give you all the power of a Demon Lord. Give in to the call James and together WE can rule this realm! Not the Whispering Way, not the Tyrant... Us James .. rulers for eternity."