Well, perhaps the killer already has what they want.” “And what is that?” I pressed. Mother Lucia shrugged. “Who can say? But to have discovered such a power must have come from a place of deep longing. You don’t discover an affinity for blood magic unless pushed towards that path… perhaps someone lost something. They are celebrating that they regained it? Or maybe they are celebrating the deaths of the fallen. An offering, so to say.” Mother Lucia gave me much to consider. Something lost and recovered? Were these sacrifices a way to achieve that? Perhaps a lost power? Or position? I couldn’t
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