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</div></div><span style="font-family: 'Didact Gothic', 'sans-serif'">Grace was already gathering the witches together into the living room by the time Raelyn made her way downstairs, dressed in a backless nightdress,  black silk with a trim of lace around the edges of the garment. It seemed that the wolves were around,  but as Raelyn searched for Lyfe, she couldn't find him. Grace just seemed keen to begin with the discussion as opposed to finding the rest of the pack. Rae already knew what she had to do, the brand needed to be broken so that it wouldn't draw any more power from her. To break the rune would take a great deal of pain, no magic could simply remove it as it was, since it could absorb power. Raelyn needed to literally break the mark on her skin. No simple cut would do, she had to use a searing hot knife or a brand. Thankfully, she'd recovered from healing Lyfe, so her energy was back to where it should be.<br/>
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"Raelyn!" Anna soon found Raelyn in the garden of the property, throwing logs and other flammables into a small pit they kept for cozy nights. Not any more. Anna looked as if she was in complete distress, flurrying about like a new witch. "Have you seen Lyfe?" Raelyn didn't want to ask, but she knew he'd be able to hold her down while someone broke her rune, at least, she hoped. "No, not at all. I saw the others.. Is he lost?" Raelyn was starting to worry, but she needed to deal with one thing at a time. "What are you doing?" Anna finally clocked on to the way her sister was piling up old battered logs and a variety of charcoal from the previous use. "Seems we've got dark magic against us," Raelyn turned to show Anna the brand between her shoulder blades. An audible curse echoed from her sister. "Shit. I assume you want Lyfe for his help right now, too?" The raven haired woman gave a nod before igniting the fire with a match. Lyfe was the only one she trusted to hold her down.<br/>
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Anna disappeared as Raelyn threw more fuel onto the fire, it was going to be burning hot at any moment. Next, she searched for a poker, they usually had one outside for the firepit. Once she'd found it, the female eased it against the pit and allowed it to sit in the fire as she tried to distract herself to the pain that was so close by. Anna returned with her favored bottle of hard liquor, a hint of a smile on her features. "It may help." Raelyn offered her sister a smile before grabbing the bottle and discarding the lid before taking several large gulps. The liquid tingled and warmed her throat, but it didn't really help her. <br/>
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"Should I go ask one of the other wolves?" Anna's question caused a soft huff from Raelyn, "No, it's okay. I have an idea." Raelyn offered her sister a smirk before she disappeared off into the coven house.<br/>
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Several minutes later, Raelyn returned with a few pieces of rope and a pair of handcuffs. "You're going to cuff my wrists and bind my arms so I don't move. You can also lean your weight on me." Anna looked rather surprised, and couldn't help the soft chuckle that slipped from her lips. "So this is what you hide in that cabinet of yours." Raelyn snickered playfully before she gave a nod and dropped the rope at her feet. "So, we going to do this?" <br/>
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Ten minutes later, Raelyn had the cuffs firmly around her wrists and the rope bound around her lower arms and around her legs, just to be safe. Anna was already planning how to pin her down with her weight. "Shall I count to three?" The younger sister drew the poker from the fire, noticing the way the tip was starting to glow. She had to be quick. "Make it five and surprise me." Raelyn's voice was clearly shaken. She'd handled pain before, but this was extreme. No doubt it would be an awkward scene to walk in on if someone had that misfortune. Lastly, Anna offered her sister a twig to bite down on as she began to count.<br/>
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"Two.... Three.."<br/>
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A loud shattering cry tore through the vicinity; birds flew from their trees, foxes scurried back into their dens. Raelyn's immediate reaction was to try and shove Anna from her back, but it didn't work, thankfully. The sharp, searing pain only grew despite the poker only touching her skin for a moment. Thankfully, her sister had thought of the end game and drew a bag full of ice from the ground beside them and rested it onto the witch's back. Raelyn was panting softly in pain as she felt the soothing cold touch of the ice. "Did the seal break?" It was the only thing that mattered. "It did, but the wound looks nasty. We're going to have to heal it." Raelyn gave a nod before resting her head on the ground. <br/>
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