Who cast 'raise the dead'?

Kitsune set her muzzle in a grim line at Iho’s words. Ghosts weren’t supposed to be real. Things like what was happening this night should only take place in stories told by her family around the fire. Where delicious goosebumps could run down her paws at the thought. This… this was reality, not a delicious story. It wasn’t anywhere near as fun.

But, she was a Princess, and reality making sense or no, she wouldn’t let herself give in to the fear she could feel swirling around her stomach. Of course, as through to test her mettle, the sound of heavy steps approached. Squelching in the damp soil, and approaching their hideaway. Iho’s sucked in breath did more to frighten her than the creature outside. Even her well-travelled friend was afraid.

Then Iho was grabbing her, his paw holding down her muzzle - the indignity! - but fear won out over any slights, and she found herself huddling into Iho’s coat. Her little body shaking, and her ears back to her skull. How did you fight a ghost? How did you fight something that shouldn’t even be real?

The howl chilled her to her bones, and she might indeed have made a noise if Iho wasn’t holding her so tightly. Her breaths, forced through her nose, were harsh little things. In fact, by the time the creature moved on, and Ido released her there were spots in her vision. She sucked in deep breaths, gasping. “What on earth was that? that was no coyote!” she hissed.


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