Contact the Old Gods
You have an odd feeling of discomfort that says you shouldn’t look her in the eyes as you said this. You banish it as best you can.
It ̡si̛mp҉ly̸ mea̷ns̶ ͜we̷ w͘oul͏d̕ be i͘n̸side yo̧u͟r mind agaįn.̨ F҉or̶ e̸xa̛m͢p̢le͡,̕ w̵e u͟s͠e̢ ̧o͟u͠r͡ l͝in͞k͜ with y͘o̕u to ̀f͘o̷rçe ̀h̢i͝m̶ down w̛h̛ere̷ ̀y̕o͢u wo͡u͡ldn̶t̶ ̴h̀a͟v̸e̶ ͘to͢ ̢h҉ea̸r h͝i͝m͢. ̵B̶ut as fo̕r҉ ͞m͢e̛mo̷r̨y,͏ ye͏s҉, we ćou͞ld̸ lo҉o͏k҉ ͡i͜n̶t̀o i̷t͏ i͠f͞ ͞we̛ ͡w̸is̀he̢ḑ.
<his yellow eyes seem to avoid your own for a moment until they flick back, reassuring you.>
i see. well then! i believe it to be fUlly satisfactory then, i have no qUalms over the contract details. will it be the same method as before?
Gre̕at͘ ~
He smiles, any negative feeling forgotten in your anticipation. He then extends a hand to her.
A̵n͡d yes, to reestablish a connection.͟ W҉e̸ ͜ap͝o͞l͘og̡i҉z̶e in͠ a̛dv҉a̧nce̷ f̕o͠r any̴ ̷di͟sc̷omfo̷r͡t̨.
<Smiling in return, you step closer to take the offered hand, warmth meeting ice. It's almost so cold that ice-burns are inevitable but it never seems to happen. Pulling your mind back from idling, you brace - prepared for what was about to happen.*















