Edge of Thorns - Pt 33Part 33 It's been a while since my so-called dabbling into the occult, but I think I've got this figured out... The writer held his chin, looking at where Alton had already placed the candles. "Is that green one set at the north?" After the angel nodded, he felt more at ease. "Okay, good. You go stand there, Alton." "Why?" Avery asked. "If you don't mind my curiosity." "Not at all," Nathan assured him, picking up the blue candle and switching it with the yellow one across from it, careful not to step into the circle. "Hopefully, I'm remembering this correctly, but north is associated with the element of earth, which is associated with
Edge of Thorns - Pt 31Part 31 I definitely need to tell Alton, but it probably isn't safe to try and get Avery there. I'll summon him. Nathan held his hands up. "Avery, please, calm down," he said. "Alton was working on a way to fix this; maybe it's done. Just... just trust me for a minute and let's go inside. I'll call him over. We'll fix this. We'll fix this..." "We'll fix this," Avery echoed quietly, his steps slowing until he stopped. "Okay." He sighed and began walking back towards Nathan. The writer released the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding and wrapped his arm around the teen's shoulders (in case he tried to run again), ushering him into