Pelya rubbed her eyes to clear them of the colors that hurt her head and then followed. Coming around to the other side of the next rooftop, she saw a window that would give the occupant a perfect view of the hypnotic sight. The crow was sitting on the top of the frame above it. The window creaked open slowly, startling her. She stared at the crow. “I really hope you’re my friend.” It gave a short nod and cawed at her again. Pelya shrugged and carefully entered the opening. The crow stayed outside and flew away. There was absolutely no light inside and it took a minute for her eyes to adjust after being in the bright daylight. Pelya reached in her tunic for another pouch. It still had the three rune balls Ebudae had given her. She pulled out the one that created light and said the activation word. A soft blue glow mixed with the sunlight coming from the window. The room was empty except for some old furniture and the webs of spiders that had decided to fill the vacancy. Pelya walked to stairs going down on the opposite side of the small room, jumping when the window creaked closed and latched itself.
