Helena carefully lit the sacred white candle and whispered a prayer, her voice barely audible over the crackling of the burning flame.
With a devout request to her goddess, she called upon her spirit for help, using her curative powers to bring Carter back to full health.
The old woman poured a few drops of various blessed oils into her palm and blended them with the salt. She patted the mixture in her palms and spoke a second incantation, holding the strange poultice just above the open wound in Carter's chest.
Helena placed her hand with the salt over the wound, making Carter instantly howl in pain. She heard him growl and snarl into the pillow. His body wriggling to get away from her hand and the salt compress.
