Darkest before the Dawn

[belegwen.livejournal.com]

What: The Attempt to Fix Song (One Larkin was enough?)
When: Tuesday evening
Where: the workroom at Rainbow's End
Who: Mabry, Song, whoever turns up, Mabry's "guests"

Mabry had not felt like eating dinner, but had known she would need the energy for the work that lay ahead, so she had forced herself to eat a sandwich with a large cup of chamomile tea to calm her nerves. She hated the taste of chamomile, but she suspected she would need the sedative effect.

She had covered the floor of the workroom with cushions and double checked that the wards protecting the room were active. She was waiting to light the incense until the working began. The special guests were already there, sitting in a circle around the room. Mabry leaned back against one of the cushions near the middle of the room and waited for the others to arrive.