Chapter 68 Cleansed

• After enjoying my own company for several hours, I go back to my office and meet everyone else there. I greet Madam Iris, Orion, and Jareth, along with everyone else. Madam Iris explains to my parents and beta that Theresa and I will need to accompany them alone for the ritual. After they have completed the cleansing ritual for the two of us, they will do a protection spell over the territory to keep all black magic out and nullify any black magic present on our members once they enter our pack borders. There is no way of knowing how many of our pack members have been compromised and or sit dormant waiting for an opportunity to cause chaos. My beta will get with the other ranked members and let them know what is going on while we are doing the ritual. If any members are under the influence of dark magic, they will become disoriented once the magic is broken. They may not even remember where they are or how they go there. The ranked members will separate those members and let them know what is going on so that we can contain this and control the flow of information. My parents will assist the ranked members in keeping everything contained.
• I lead everyone out of the pack house and to the spot in the woods. Once we get there, Madam Iris lets us know that the three of them will form a circle around the two of us to eliminate the residual effects of the dark magic and remove all traces of the magic, but before they do that, Jareth asks Theresa for permission to enter her self-conscious mind to trace the magic back to the one who cast the spell. Theresa agrees and Jareth takes her hand and asks her to just relax. Madam Iris and Orion stand on the side of Jareth and place their hands on his shoulder as if giving him additional magical support. Jareth closes his eyes and begins to chant in a language I do not understand. After a few minutes, the chanting stop and the three share a look.
• “It is done,” Jareth says.