As pages turned across Terryn's olive fingers she smirked when it all stopped and the grimoire stayed open to the summoning ritual before her. Raven locks slinked past her shoulders and a softness approached her gaze, eyes like caramel. Terra tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and looked over the requirements eagerly, eyes flickering upwards as she noticed the wind blowing her reagents door shut. She wasn't sure if it was a sign, or if it was something more.. Her mind was focused on words from her mother, thoughts clouded by memories that she wanted to leave locked in the vault that was her mind. A sharp pain found her fingertip and it pulled her away, her eyelashes fluttering as she focused back to her present.<br/><br/>Dragging her finger nail down the page, she noted all of the reagents and hummed lightly as she moved to her back room, a small basket in her hands as she carried them as she would a small child. There was such care in her movements and a calmness across her shoulders. As Terra made her way back to her storefront, she nodded her head to a fellow sorceress. She seemed new, and timid, Terra quirking a brow at her. There was a lack of intensity from the shivering leaf, and a gentle sigh escaped the bronzed spellcaster.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff">"Can I help you find something?"</span>The girl squeaked as she jumped up and looked at Terra, her pale face finding her with blinking blue eyes.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99cc">(I.. I need sage and.. Ivy?) </span>Terra nodded gently and with a flick of her wrist opened a book, appearing to be for inventory and she took a small woven bowl and gathered the herbs for the girl and placed it at her desk.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff"> "Anything else, dear?" </span>The brunette shook her head at Terryn and after they had exchanged their coin the bell for her front door. Walking up to it, she could feel the chill from the outside, She locked it four times for good measure and exited the back door.<br/><br/>As she walked to her home, she felt the chill in the air, with a crescent moon lining the clouds in the sky. The roads back to her home were a mixture of dirt and cobblestone and with a gentle sigh she fumbled with the key to her home before lighting a fire. She snapped her fingers. rubbed her hands together, and watched the fireplace ignite. Letting out a small shiver, Terra took out her pouch and rested it on the kitchen table taking a mortar and pestle, grinding them together. She took in the aroma, smiling softly before placing it in a bowl. The ritual was getting closer to it's finish, she just needed the proper space. She moved back up the stairs to her bedroom and moved her furniture off to the sides. Clothes for a male were resting on her bed and as she set everything down into place, tracing the symbols on her wooden floor with white chalk she began chanting.<br/><br/>Her eyes were shut and as she continued  and found herself interrupted by her white cat. Blinking a few times, she knelt down and pet his short haired head as a happy mew escaped them.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff">"Gone too long again, Cyrus?"</span>Terryn smiled and scratched underneath his chin before motioning for him to go on and rest on his cushion on the first floor. She clasped her hands together again and this time, she would not let herself get distracted again. As the incantation escaped her lips, her raven hair began to flutter around as if there was a gust beneath her, and her black dress waved around before her eyes opened for a brief moment. There was purpose in her gaze and as she separated her hands, she felt a tear ripping a dagger across her palm. Blood dripped onto the floor and she squeezed her hand as tightly as she was able, before watching the chalk glow.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff">"I bind you to my side, hear my contract!" </span>Light began to fill her windows and she shut her eyes again.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff">"I summon thee."</span>she closed her hands again and knelt down before the power was before her.<br/><br/>Her hair, disheveled caused her to look up shakily standing on both of her feet. The were a mist around her room and instead of staring blankly at the entity she had summoned before her, she took a nearby bandage and wrapped it around her palm.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff"> "I'm.. Sure you have questions. I'll start with the first one, I am Terryn of the Maevis line. It is a pleasure to meet you."</span>She turned and met the gaze of her contracted and a small huff escaped her.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff">"Pardon me, I cut a little deeper than I intended, however I couldn't risk making any mistakes and due to my dedication.. Here you are."</span>There was a confidence in her stature, but her voice was beginning to waver. She wanted to be stronger, to make sure that she could protect any that she grew to care about. She felt vulnerable not being able to fully control her powers and when she looked back up to his gaze.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#9999ff">"I suppose it's my turn now, what should I call you?"</span>Her head tilted for a moment and she stepped closer. There was something about this entity that Terra wasn't sure that she could trust. It could've partially been her mother, and her being the main reason that Terra knew how to do this in the first place, but staring at him now, Terra didn't know.<br/><br/>She turned on her heel and looked into her mirror, fixing her hair and setting her hands down on the vanity. There were thoughts floating through her mind and she let a small shake of her head escape her. She straightened her posture and sighed before brushing her hair off to one side. He probably had a million things to say or ask, and they had all the time in the world.. Terra wasn't one to hide her true intentions when her interests aligned with another, and honestly if he was going to waste her time, she would just send him back.. She could do that right?