So apparently many mysteries in Sacramento that Chris has been involved with are far from solved. This is quite troublesome, especially since some of them seem to be linked. The new Hound of Citrus Heights has a task: solve it all. This is not an easy task, but that's probably why Erika picked an optimist to work on it.
Chris is sitting in his temporary haven, surrounded by his books and a laptop. Not far away is his own small altar. Incense is burning in the room, there's meditative music on, all to clear his mind.
There are so many places to start. But at the same time - he doesn't have the necessary resources to do this investigation in the most efficient way. He has no access to the coffin, the mysterious box, or the Grimm's Fairy Tales, and what else was involved? Chris desperately tries to remember all the details. He only has the book that he found, written in Hungarian, that's quite useless now.
So the only real lead he has is the bigger picture. Some dangerous people are desperately trying to find things - or hide things? Aileen and Callum encountered a mysterious woman, at least they got to tell about their experience. LaFleur and O'Conner met their Final Death. Remarkable is also that parts are missing from most of the written sources that everyone found. But the Hierophant has no idea what others discovered about all that. Even now he has to work in secret. So...
I'm going to need a new lead.
He steps away from the book, to his improvised altar. A black and a white candle are burning - the only fire his haven ever sees beside matches. Currently there's a silver bowl in the middle, filled with clear water. That's what the Hierophant needs.
'Wise Goddess,' he starts while he takes a sharp athame, 'Kindred are dying,' he makes a slight cut in his left palm, 'mysteries are in need of solving,' blood falls down in the bowl, 'the Domain needs to be safe again.'
He closes his eyes, the ritual is short and simple. Yet his intentions are quite sincere. Erika Brady was right - this has been going on for far too long.
Chris opens his eyes again as he leans forward to look at the altar.
'Guide me.'
Drops of Destiny