this swarm of flies

GIDEON

pulled out all your stitches

Gideon had attended to the Crypts for years now, but he'd never thought they would be used for such a purpose. When he had been asked he had immediately agreed, of course; while he would have to be sure to clean any...remnants, lest the spirits grow agitated again, this was some of the most direct action they could take.

"It is." He said with a nod, placing an old key into a heavy wooden door with an iron keyhole, pushing as it creaked open slowly, revealing a dark but dimly lit space within. Between the stone caskets and statues, there was everything they would need, laid out meticulously like a surgeon's tools. Gideon had always been neat.

Walking in first, Gideon turned to face Cian and their guest and gestured for them to enter.

Hubris is a bitch