Freakshow would be coming over soon but Desiree needed to do some things before he came.  Namely some meditation to try and figure out what was wrong with Ember and for that she needed her incense and candles.

Stepping back into her meditative sanctuary she took a calming breath and summoned up the sticks of wormwood and hazel.  She lit them with a blue flame and nealt down on the pillow in the center of the room.  The smoke caressed her like a long lost lover and she shuddered at the touch, I want Ember back.  Please...reveal to me what is wrong with her, she thought as she lit a dark purple candle in front of her with blue fire.  She stared into the flames, letting it draw her in...deeper into the flames that called to her.

Desiree gasped for breath, smoke clogging her lungs.  Her back burned and her eyes shot open to find that the candle had fallen over and was burning at the carpet.  The djinn cursed and put the flames out quickly enough, the vision already fading like a bad dream.  She had recognized the face of the goddess...but now she couldn't recall it.  She cursed under her breath...if only she had more time...but she knew Freakshow would be there soon.