Astila is in a room it"s a bedroom. It has two beds with one side for a boy the other is a girls room. He walks around looking for clues. He hears yelling from another room. Walking there he sees two children almost teen years of age. The boy is robust and well close to six feet already. The girl is very small and waif like. She has extremely dark circles under her eyes and looks sickly. She wears a pendant around her neck it looks like the one that Aisling wears. The parents are telling them that they are to old to be sharing a room that they will need to use separate rooms starting that night. The children hug each other and go to their separate rooms. The boy sits just looking out the window . Beside him is a datura plant or moon flower . He looks around there is only his bed in the room. Going to the other room the one from before the girl is laying on the bed . She has a book in her hand. Beside her is a datura plant . She places her hand over it and begins to whisper. "Those that only shine at night
Those that bloom in the moonlight.
Bring to me the the life I seek
The one from which my life he doeth eat.
Return to me my life force as in the moonlight you bloom. "
She repeats it two more times each time the plant grows larger till it has several blooms. She lays down to sleep. Astila goes back to the other room to watch the boy. His plant has grown as well . It flowers are blooming in the moonlight. He watches the boys breathing becomes ragged and begins to slow. He looks across the room he sees the old hag from before.
"You silly child you were killing her but by bit. But she has found out. So you now will go to your next life. This time you will not be siblings I will ensure it. I take your soul now so that you can be born again to complete your task." She takes a jar from under her cloak and begins to chant. Astila watches as the boys spirit leaves his body it is the same boy from before. She takes out a stone and places it over the opening on the jar to trap his soul. The body on the bed is shriveled as if it has been mummified. Going to look at the girl. Her face is no longer gaunt or pale. She looks to be in perfect health. Astila wonders how long he has been on the journey so far but he knows he cannot stop till he knows how to protect Aisling. The fog envelopes him again and he is in the sweat lodge. He sees the girl from the room this time.
"Im willow I did not want to hurt my beloved brother. He was not meant to live . The witch gave my dead brother the soul of another. That soul was killing me . It was a parasite that would not let me go. I had no choice. Inside the locket is two seeds of the moon flower. And a strand of my hair . It has been given to each girl born with the gift. With those seeds you can vanquish the evil one and set the child"s soul free for good. The chosen one is the only one who can do it. You are done now you may return to her. The instructions will be in the book. You have seen why the evil one exists and his face . Help her to finally put his soul at rest so that he can be with his true family. " she disappeared and Astila was awakened completely this time. He finishes the ritual to cleanse himself from the spirit walk. Heading back to the house he wonders how long he was gone. He can"t wait to see Aisling . To tell her what he saw and found out. He comes to the clearing and he sees John siting on the porch. There is his uncle as well. Astila gets a confused look on his face wondering just how long was he in a trance. Seeing the look on his face his uncle begins to laugh.
"Don"t worry you were not gone that long only two days. Your sister and I came back early. I had a little visitor back home that told me you are going to need some help. So we are here. " he gives his nephew a hug and the three men walk into the house. Aisling is putting food on the table for them when they walk in. His sister is getting some water for him.
"So what did you find and who did you meet. " she asks before he can even sit down.
"Well I found out that the evil one is actually an ancestor of yours she was jealous of her sister for getting married to the man she loved. The sister had triplet sons. The jealous sister stole them and in the end killed all but one. She turned him into a blood drinking killer who was meant to kill his littler sister. He was not able to do it. Then she put his soul into a stillborn child that the girl willow wound up having to cast a spell to kill him before he could kill her. He also was a girl at one pint as well. Willow told me that your locket and you hold the key to vanquish the evil and free his soul for good. That is the gist of it. I"m so hungry and sleepy we can talk when I wake up." He eats his food and heads upstairs to sleep.