Dragon's Keeper

Chapter 21

~Previously on Dragon's Keeper~

"There's gotta be somebody, somewhere that you can trust? "To stick to you, through thick and thin, to the bitter end." Sam and Frodo, The Fellowship of the Ring." Josh shrugs. Marcel nods slowly. "Yeah, there is someone. We used to be best friends." Marcel says and pats Josh on the arm as he leaves.

DAVINA'S ATTIC ROOM

Davina is sketching with charcoal on her easel when Elijah arrives and leans against the doorway and knocks on the door. Davina smiles. Elijah holds up pages of grimoire in a cloth. "I made you a promise." Elijah said. Davina smiles. "Come in!" She says.

ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Cami sits in the confession room with Father Kieran. "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been...oh, a year, since I've had a good conversation with you." Cami says. "Camille." Kieran asks. "You've been avoiding me, Uncle K." Cami says. "My favorite niece? Never!" Kieran says. "Don't lie. This is a church!" Cami pauses. "Besides, I came about professional advice. About Sean." Cami says.

DAVINA'S ATTIC ROOM

Davina spreads a page of Esther's grimoire on her table. "It's a spell of unknotting?" Davina asks. "This is a sanguinum knot. The witches use it as representational magic. If you can unknot this using that spell, you will have taken a step towards learning control. This is one of my mother's later spells. It requires much more power than you realize. Now, if you can perform this, then I shall return with another page." Elijah says and walks toward the door, then turns back to her. "A spell of your choosing, next time." Elijah continues. He smiles, then leaves.

ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Cami and Father Kieran are still in the confessional. "I guess since I'm a masochist, I went by Sean's grave today and--" Cami starts. "Damn it, I was hoping to get that cleaned up before you saw it. I hope it didn't upset you too much." Kieran cuts her off and says. "It didn't bother me at all. That's the problem. That's why I'm here. I slept like a baby every night this week. Even though my brother hacked nine priests to death, not two feet from this confessional." Cami pauses."A guy I've been seeing, Marcel, has been blowing me off. Whatever, I've been on two dates with the guy, and I'm more upset about THAT than seeing "MURDERER" scrawled across my brother's grave." She continues. "It's called healing, Cami." Kieran says. "For months, after the massacre, I couldn't think of anything else. And then suddenly...nothing. I need to feel that pain! Without it, I feel...broken! Empty! Like, there's someone to blame...and...I'm letting them get away with it." Cami says. "Listen, if you have found a way to turn it off, don't question it! The only person that is responsible for Sean's behavior is...Sean." Kieran said. "Do you really believe that?" Cami asks. "Yes. I do." Kieran says. Cami stares at her uncle through the screen for a moment, before she gets up and walks out of the church. Kieran sighs. Up in the balcony, Klaus watches Cami leave, and frowns.

LAFAYETTE CEMETERY MAUSOLEUM

Sophie is awake now, and struggling against the grips of the masked people who knocked her out. The masked people shackle Sophie to chains hanging from the ceiling. "Let go of me!" Sophie says. Agnes enters with a bag and sets it on a table. "Leave her be." Agnes says. "Killing me to get to Klaus, or his baby is not the answer!" Sophie says. Agnes roots through her bag. "I'm not gonna kill you Sophie, I was there the day you were born. I am the last remaining Elder of our coven. It is my duty to protect our power, and our power means nothing if that baby grows another day." Agnes starts. She turns to face Sophie. "Sabine's omen was clear. That baby will bring death to us all." Agnes finished. Sophie, scared asked. "What are you gonna do?" Agnes holds up a large, old-looking metal syringe with a long needle. Sophie, now terrified. "No, no, Agnes, no. No, no, don't!" Sophie pleads. Agnes holds Sophie's head down and stabs the needle into her neck.