— No matter how many boons she conjured up, how many times she's saged and blessed herself, her friends, the places she goes, the Entity is always there to mock her. Make her suffer.

A shuddering breath as a few tears slide down her cheeks, ones that she's quick to wipe away. Will it ever end—?

— the trials were over and she was back in a place of normalcy. The feeling of those spidery claws clinging to her arms and legs still gave her the chills, the trials and facing all of those killers, hearing the screaming from her fellow survivors...

Oh God.

It gave her nightmares still. —

— was strong.. {She comments a little too casually}

— Sanji to come in before she’s falling by his side once more. Perhaps… she can tell him the story… not like anyone believes her anyway and if he doesn’t then she can just play it off as a silly joke.}

Hm— interesting. This is the second time I’ve been to a graveyard where the pull of the souls —

{She’s already walking past the gate with a wave of her hand.} It’s fine, I’m not afraid to go first, but I will need you to show me where you and your friends were.

{If only it were as simple as that.. but that’s another story for another time. Mikaela waits a little off to the side for —

— I could show you now! {She's snickering mentally going through all the spells she can think of that can produce fire. There's a few that come to mind}

Don't worry, Mikaela's Intro to Spells will be a big hit and you'll learn a-lot. {Her hands go out as if mimicking making a rainbow. Jazzy}

— grins} Thanks. You have to be when life is rough, you know? It's how you don't lose yourself. {She's humming now} Thank you for not being weirded out by me and my interests, Sanji. It's a breath of fresh air. You're awesome.

I'd love to show you my work. If only my spellbooks were smaller then —

I do yeah. I've experienced and witnessed it firsthand. It... can be pretty intense. Especially if you're not used to it or ready for it.

{She shakes her head} It can be used anywhere. Some require materials though like bones or sage before they can work. Its honestly pretty in-depth. {She —

— fingers before putting her hand down and stuffing the both of them in the pockets of the jacket}

Anyway, you should see the spell books I have. Lots of texts and even more trials to try and get it right. It can be pretty crazy sometimes.

— interested? {She shrugs} I'm not gonna mind smelling like you. It's nice. Not bad at all. It's definitely a welcome change from the coffee and herbs I'm around all the time.

{She grins then puts her hands over her eyes like he did previously} Not anymore~! {She laughs and peeks through her —

Oh? {She raised her brow then laughed as her face begins to heat up once more. Damn it, stop that!} You'll have to show me sometime.

A boon actually to help with healing ones wounds and bringing calmness and peace to the soul. I.. can show you what I mean when we get to the cemetery if you're —

"I agree; I'm ready for the cooler weather."

— would've guessed that. I like to paint and draw actually. I've been learning to palm read and I've got a pack of tarot cards as well I plan to use. I... well... this may sound crazy but I also like to study spells and blessings.

{She hesitantly gazes over at him with a sheepish smile}