Upon meeting Lukrasta, Bony Lizzy greeted her lover with a sultry look.  She kissed him passionately in front of Alice as if to say he's mine. Their bodies locked together for a long time.  They separated reluctantly remembering why they were there.  Lukrasta ushered them into his large living room and poured drinks for them.  He sold his plan to the eager witch as she watched him with mischief in her eyes.  Her blood lust was sickening as he explained the horrors of what awaited us.  We would need all our powers combined to fight the Kobalos and their many magical creatures.  

"You must go back to the witch clans and command them to join us in the battle.  The army will join us there.  Their forces are amassing near the county border to the north.  We need to move fast en-mass in a surprise attack.  Can you coordinate the witches?" Lukrasta asked.

"What do you think? Darling, I was born for this," Lizzie said. 

Lukrasta gave them one of his carriages to hasten the trip back to Pendle, but not before the former lovers passionately kissed again.  Alice was glad he had shown interest in her.  Lizzy was still as stunning as ever using all her dark tricks to keep herself young and beautiful.  She could easily pass herself off as Alice's sister if she wanted to.  The allure was not lost on Lukrasta.

"Now do you believe me?"  Alice asked her as they traveled back in the carriage.

"Yes, you can stop your muttering.  I have to prepare, make ourselves as strong as possible.  You should do the same."

Alice nodded but she didn't like the sound of that.  It usually entailed the drinking of rat blood or the sacrifice of a child.  Her mother was a blood witch and evil to the core.  She and Tom needed to keep her power in check, but in this instance, it was better to have her as an ally so Alice bit her tongue and gave no retort or face of disgust.

On their arrival, Lizzy lost no time in gathering the witches.  Witches from all over the county were summoned.  They started to arrive surrounding her in the grassy plain under the full moon.  Alice stood by her mother and wondered what the Spook and Tom would think of this.  She had to get away and find Tom.

The witches danced in the moonlight as Alice had witnessed many times.  Some wore long tattered dresses while others were half-dressed and a few were already naked.  Alice knew what they were doing and she needed to leave.  The witches were summoning a powerful demon to come to their aide.