onceuponaxdream:

^{The wings of a black raven fluttered around a window all covered in soot. The maleficent stood up and moved closer to it with a slight smirk on her pale face. “ -What do we want here ? ” She snatched a feather from his little, black head. “ -Oh … A visitor … How nicccce.”}

        ^{Black robes rustle on the cold floor. The murderous witch’s breath put all the candles out. Better run, little human, better run. You can hear the laughter of ghosts “ -What do we want here ? Stranger ? ”}

^{Ghosts and dark memory and endless night. Bard fought against a shiver as he stepped forth from his hiding place, bow cocked and eyes ablaze.}

^{“I would have your sorcery,” he spoke, voice quiet but unwavering. “My youngest, she is–”}

^{Ill, so very ill, and Master Darian could not find a way, nor did he know of any healers with such arcane knowledge, and was Bard not charged with the protection of his children? No matter the cost?}