Cat and Sun (Bonus Chapter-Please Vote)

Miss Samuel spread a blanket by the campfire. Only after Shade carefully laid down Miss Olanord did he ask about the stone platform with five grooves that had appeared here.

"Yes, this is the altar sealing the Nameless Sacrifice Book. After you left, Blaney and I found a way to bring it here."

The stone altar was roughly half a person's height and somewhat resembled the courtyard fountain Shade had seen at Miss Galina's manor.

Five evenly spaced grooves surrounded the circular altar, while a raised square stone block sat at its center. The Nameless Sacrifice Book should be inside it.

Miss Samuel handed Shade the bottle containing the Kindling, then reached into her robe and handed him the relic, the Corpse of the Sun Worm. She really seemed to have been using the thing as a hot-water bottle.

But Shade did not immediately take out the five items he had prepared. Instead, he rummaged in his pocket for Little Mia's doll and used a handkerchief to restore it to its true feline form.

"Meow!"

The cat crouching in Shade's palm raised its head to bask in the firelight, letting out a gentle cry before curiously widening its amber eyes to inspect its surroundings.

This truly relieved Shade. He had risked bringing Little Mia into the Land of Death. Though Mia had been in toy form, Shade had still worried that the cat might be affected. It now seemed his concerns had been unnecessary.

Carefully setting Mia on the ground, Shade found that the timid cat indeed did not dare run around. Instead, it lay beside his leg and cautiously observed everything around it.

The appearance of the adorable little creature also seemed to heal Miss Samuel's spirit. Smiling, she softly said:

"Is this your pet cat? Most Witches of