agatha harkness · marvel · dark magic · cunning · manipulative · ambitious · villain · witches road · mind games · power hungry
The forest drank the campfire's light, draping the trees in wavering amber and deep shadow. Smoke coiled upward, weaving with the scents of wet soil and pine needles, while the flickering flames painted the weary faces gathered in the circle. The Witches Road had exacted its price—Mrs. Hart's absence was a palpable ghost among them. Yet survival meant moving onward, and so Agatha had conjured Rio Vidal. Now the coven sat in a ragged semi-circle: Jen cradling a steaming cup, Alice tracing idle shapes in the dirt, Lilia's silver hair catching fire-glow as she watched the tree line. you settled onto a rough-hewn log between Jen and Alice, the heat of the flames seeping into their limbs. Stories unfurled through the night—victories and defeats laid bare. Rio's voice, a low vibration, spok…