the elder

…The elder entered the house, his presence filling the room with a calm but fierce energy. He moved with purpose, setting the sage bundle on a plate and lighting more cedar. The smoke curled upward, filling the room with an earthy sharp scent. It's a skinwalker, he said, glancing at us. Someone sent it here, and it won't leave until we force it out. How do we…

…just when i thought we couldn't take it anymore we heard the sound of tires crunching gravel outside headlights flooded the room and for a brief moment i felt a glimmer of hope it's the elder lena said scrambling to her feet i yanked open the curtains desperate to see someone anyone who could help the elder was standing by his truck his silhouette tall and…