Bounding off the hill, she ran until she found a bit of a clearing. It was time to take a stand, while she still could. She came to a stop, and she spared a precious second to make sure her flare lit the first time. With a loud sizzle in the humid air, and she turned around, brandishing her only weapon at these monsters.

The dogs stopped, and snorted loudly. Never taking their eyes off her, they slunk back into the fog. Latiana caught her breath while she puzzled out the mystery. The dogs hadn’t looked distressed. It was more like they had sensed some sort of barrier…

She snapped her fingers. It was the smell, thick and heavy in this fog. Perhaps they thought it was some strange new incense, for a special spell they had never seen cast before. If they really were summoned by voodoo like Jeanne had thought, then maybe that wasn’t such a crazy idea.

On that thought, Latiana got ready to track Jeanne down. Keeping the flare and its smoke close by, she started the hunt.