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Ben snorted. “What, like vampires and werewolves?”
Hale let out a laugh, but it sounded off. He knew more about the supernatural world but wasn’t willing to share just yet.
“We have bigger problems than stories,” Lincoln said. “We have got to figure out what to do about this guy. Have you ever encountered anything this strong?”
“I haven’t been able to interact with this particular spirit yet, but I felt him in my wing the moment I stepped out of my protected door. It’s like it’s pushing down on you.”
“It’s usually quieter during the day,” Ryker said. “I’ve got some footage if you want to see what he’s done so far before you join us tonight.”
“I’d actually really like that,” he agreed. “I want to go on a walk of the castle, kind of get a feel of the land, see what I can come across, chat with some of the ghosts.”
“Feel free. We won’t start until nightfall. I actually need to call the coven, Astrid said she had something for us this morning.”
“If you’re done, I can take you that way,” Ryker offered.
“Let’s do it,” Hale agreed. They both disappeared with Ethan in tow.
Ben cracked open his laptop. “I’m going to stick around here and do some more research into split entities after that talk about his twin. I just can’t shake that that’s what he’s doing, pulling on his worst memories and guilt and twisting it into this.”
“Maybe we should head to his room tonight. We haven’t gone there yet,” I said. The idea made my skin crawl but we were running out of options.
“Works for me,” I said. Lincoln shifted seats so he was closer to me while I pulled up Astrid’s contact and called her.
The moment she was on screen, she tucked a strand of her colored hair behind her ears and looked at us eagerly. “I take it you got our message.”
“I did,” I confirmed. “We’re going to go check out Patrick’s wing tonight. I’m pretty convinced it’s him. If not we can try the cellars. That’s been our worst encounter here.”
“Grandma Rose did some meditating earlier. She’s pretty convinced that he is using something to tether himself here. Maybe it’s an item or some kind of spell. Who knows who he had contact with before he died? Desperate men are willing to do desperate things.”
“We’ve seen that before,” I muttered. Hopefully, he wasn’t making deals with demons. Dealing with that once in a lifetime was enough for me.
“We definitely think you’re going to have to trap it in order to expel it. You just need to find that tether first.”
“How do we trap him?” Lincoln questioned.
“Grandma Rose said that she sent you plenty of black tourmaline and amethyst. Do you have it with you?”
“We do. We make sure to pack all of that stuff with us every time we go now,” I confirmed.
“All right, she sent specific instructions. I’ll email them to you. Essentially, you want to find where you’re going to trap this thing. Put the black tourmaline in an area arcing around it but leaving an entry open for the ghost. Once he comes in, toss the final piece in place. Then he will be stuck inside because you’re protecting the rooms completely around him. It’s like the eye of the storm, containing him completely. He won’t be able to escape that center. Once he’s there, you’ll have to banish him.”
“Okay, and how do we do that?” Lincoln demanded before he realized how he sounded. “I’m sorry. I’m just stressed.”
“I get it, Captain Grumpy,” she said, rolling her eyes before she was all business again. “That depends on what you find. If it’s an object, salt and burn it. If it’s some sort of rune or spell written out, we will figure it out then. It’s hard to know exactly but the coven is getting together to send you guys protective energy and be here when you call. We’ll figure it out together.”
“We’re going to set up the room and do some more research today,” Ben said.
“Oh hey, Ben,” she greeted. “Sounds like you’ve got a plan then.”
“We do. We’ll call you when we need you.”
“We’re going to go channel our energy, get all of our goodies together, and make sure that we’re here when you call.”
“Thanks,” I said before we ended the call.
“I’m going to go check on our crystal supply. You good here, Ben?” I asked.
“Yeah,” he said, barely looking up from his laptop and waving us off.
