Senses a boggart

Now all that remained of it was two stark stone walls in the lee of a steep hillside. As I approached the ruin, I sensed something, an unseen malevolence. I halted, prompting Nessa to ask, “Why do we stop? We must get inside!” But I ignored her and raised my tail to search for the source of my unease. As I did so, a shower of small stones began to fall onto my shoulders and head.

In a moment I had found it. It was a bychon, a spirit able to manipulate matter. Some were very dangerous and could hurl large boulders with great accuracy to crush a victim, but this one seemed relatively weak. I nudged it with my mind, and it retreated to a dark corner. Then I whispered to it so that the purrai behind could not hear my words. “Soon we will be gone from here and then you may reclaim this place as your home. Do not behave in a way that will force me to drive you out permanently. Be still and keep hidden. Do you accept my offer?”

B11 C7