Bearclaw Valley spirits of the dead

Karst did not know how to be pious, but he did find himself praying fervently to the spirit of Evien for protection in those interim moments, which in the end was futile. There came the serpent from the grove of ash trees, winding along the scatterings of pine, not to strike immediately but to call to him an order.

Come out, she rasps at him knowingly, hiding any true intentions behind a monotone wall. Karst is standing with his back to the entrance and he is as still as stone; turning towards the summons within seconds. He ducks towards the light outside and is left squinting as he emerges, snared by the girl's attention, wanting nothing more than to withdraw.