I have always wanted to write a tale featuring the biblical "Witch of En-Dor" found in 1st-Samuel. In the Bible it's an all too brief tale of black-magic and ghosts, but so incongruous with the rest of Bible that few Christians are familiar with the tale, and scholars seem to avoid or skip over such inconvenient parts of biblical lore. I wrote this story in response to Neil Gaiman's "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains". This story which had been brewing inside me for some time and reading Mr Gaiman's story brought it bubbling to the surface. I hope you enjoy it! :)