Brendan stood within the eye of the diagram chalked out on the floor. By the flickering candlelight, he looked over the request he had just finished composing within the spell. He hoped that it would be enough.<em>This</em>time he had asked for someone with a common passion. Also - that she be dignified and regal.... like royalty.<br/><br/>His mind had absently wandered to the shower he had taken earlier; about how purified and reborn he had felt. He added one more detail to the spell: that he wanted someone refreshing and pure. He drew an intense breath and relaxed as he let it out. "Ok... I just have to focus." he said. He clapped his hands to either side of his face, cradling his own head in them."You can do this, Brendan. Just... focus." He cleared his throat and began to chant again.<br/><br/>He was getting more used to the summoning now, to the ebb an flow of its energies. Even before the chalk began to glow green, he could feel the diagram crackle to light with ethereal energy. He took in steady, meditative breaths as he did his recitation, again feeling waves of magic swaying. It relaxed him and again, as he completed the ritual, his mind wandered to thoughts of standing under the shower, of how relaxed the clean, pure, beautiful water made him feel.<br/><br/>And then...