I paced in front of Gregory, wracking my head about what was going on and what I had to do. Clearly, they were hypnotized and whoever did that went here to Scarletmoon to do so. I tried to recall any hint from what Benjamin and I talked about the other day. Maybe I could find a link there. We had a chance to talk again after Sean left me with the council and I was called to Benjamin's study. I was reluctant to go alone since I witnessed how he shut Dimitri up with just a simple flick of his fingers, but I was curious about his display of spells. He said he learned it from his wife, a witch, but the way he used it was too natural to be just an acquired skill. "Why did you say I was chosen? For what and by whom?" I asked without further ado. "I felt the moon goddess' blessing on yo