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An old woentle touch

"Let not your blood be spilled--for the devil lives, he lives in all of us Sometimes his name is Envy, and sometimes it is Greed Let not the blood be spilled…"

It was everything she could do not to screaht

Jenna leaped from her bed and hurried into the kitchen As she knew, Jaood Irish whiskey on hand

She found the bottle and gulped down a burning shot

And then she took another She noted that the darkness of night was just beginning to break Morning was co quality of the alcohol, would be great just about now

At his office, Saal assistant extraordinaire Sam inspected the paperwork on the htwhat could and could not be brought into evidence In defense of his client, Sam would make court appearances hial paperworkfor an insanity plea, Sam had planned to deny the prosecution’s request for their expert psychiatrist’s opinion on Malachi’s mental stability

"But what if you do have to switch over to a mental competency plea?" Evan asked worriedly

Sam smiled "At that point, we’ll allow the to keep allegations regarding the other murders out?" Evan asked

Sam shook his head "No, because we have a discrepancy on that If the prosecution wants to bring up the otherto risk at this time--we have witnesses that will cast the shadow of doubt, affecting their entire case"

"Well, all right," Evan said He chewed on the nib of his pencil "Sae risk here, you know"

"If it co my client to prison We’ll plead insanity," Salu down in an earthquake I can win this, man I won’t take you off a cliff with me"

Evan still didn’t look convinced Actually, he looked like a young one entirely senile

Sam had to wonder if he was crazy hiic thather to get reacquainted with Ivy, following Ivy’s , Cecilia finally asked the question it looked like she was dying to ask

"Hey, how’s it going with Malachi?"

"Slowly," Jenna admitted

The shop was busy, but both the owners seemed to have the ability to have a conversation and keep an eye on their clientele, as well Ivy hadn’t gone with the completely black look as Cecilia had done; her hair was still a shaggy mix of brown and blond, colors that co to prove his innocence, that’s going to be hard," Ivy said,it obvious that the tomen had discussed the situation

"Actually," Jenna told them, "I came to ask you two a few questions about Wicca"

The war to say that this is the result of witchcraft--"

"No, no, no! Not at all," Jenna assured them quickly "I know that--"

"Our beliefs aren’t so different!" Ivy said "All gods and goddesses are part of the Source, and the source is like the one god of Christianity and Judaisoddesses Praying in itself is ioodness that we are supposed to practice in everyday life"

"I know, I know--honestly, I know," Jenna assured them "But we all know that other people--in any tiood and pure into other things, or try to ood--isn’t"

They both stared at her blankly

"There is a horned deht?" Jenna asked

Ivy shook her head "No deod," Cecilia reminded her "But he isn’t evil He isn’t a devil He is one of the oldest of gods Many believe that his ie has been drawn on walls by cavemen He is…"

"He is the connection between us and the earth, the wind, the sky, the greenery," Ivy finished, as though reading a pas, he could easily be contorted," Cecilia told her "He is often connected with i with i the heavens and earth, with a very erect phallus He is the cycle, fertility, birth and the sexuality that is essential for rebirth

"And," Cecilia added, "though as far as I can tell none of the Witch Trial victian, I can see how the prim and so-called proper people of the day would try to od of the underworld, so I suppose, in Christianity, that would od of hell You know--he is represented with cloven hoofs and horns and all that" She shivered "People were so…easily scared!"

Jenna sreed "Well, there were Indian raids, babies died, there was so little light…and they’d been killing one another for decades and decades over religion on the Continent by the ti all this?" Cecilia asked curiously

Jenna wasn’t about to explain to the people "I’ve seen one running around," she said

Ivy groaned "Yeah, yeah! And you’ll see witches arts on their noses, too It’s Halloween A holiday for one and all"