Celeste’s POV
“A curse? What do you mean? Can we get through it?” I ask Reed.
“There are some curses that can effect the ground and the air. We can get through it, but we’ll have to protect ourselves from the curse first.” Reed signals to his men and they all dismount. What is going on?
“Protect ourselves? How?” I ask. Reed opens the door to the carriage and Clara and I get out. We watch as Reed pulls a pouch out of his pocket. He opens it up and hands each of us what looks like a small, smooth, stone. The men swallow it down immediately.
“Swallow it.” Reed says. Clara looks at me confused, but I do what he says and Clara follows suit.
“What did I just swallow?” I ask.
“It was charcoal with coriander and myrrh. It will keep your body purified while we walk through the fog. But it
