The demon stood with the fireball facing everyone. Piper was at the back of the group and couldn't get a clear shot at it. She tried to move around so that she could protect everyone from the demon.
"Just give me what I want," repeated the demon. "I won't ask again."
"I reckon not," said granny.
She reached into her apron with both hands and pulled them out again, a small bottle in each hand. She threw one at the demon and it struck him in the shoulder, exploding on impact. The demon staggered back a step and the fireball was extinguished. The demon raised its' arm again and began to form another fireball. By this time Piper had maneuvered to the side to the group. She brought up her hands and the demon exploded into a thousand shards that evaporated almost instantly.
"Well, lookee there," said granny, looking at the other bottle in her hand. "It never done that afore. It usually takes two or three of 'em to get rid of one of them critters."
Suddenly she remembered the others in the room. She turned to see the girls, Leo, and Cole staring at her in amazement. She looked nervously at Cletus, Angus Todd, and Maribelle.
"Well now," said granny self-consciously, "I reckon y'all be expecting an explanation about that. This might be a might difficult."
"I ain't sure they's gonna believe it, granny," said Maribelle. "City folk don't believe in such things no more."
"You mean in demons?" questioned Paige.
"You knowed what that was?" questioned Cletus. "We didn't think you city folk would believe in demons. What with yer new fangled sciences and all. Most people don't give them demons no second thought now adays."
"Oh, we do," said Piper. "More than you know. Granny, are you a witch?"
"Granny's the best witch in Myrtle Creek," said Maribelle. "She done learned from her ma and she been teaching me. I still got some to learn, though."
"Well," said Phoebe, "that explains quite a bit. And that was an interesting potion you used on the demon."
"Jes something my ma teached me," said granny. "'Ceptin' it ain't never done that afore. It usually takes at least two of 'em to get rid of them critters. Cain't figure out what happened this time."
"I happened," said Piper. "Leo, why don't you go check with the Elders again. Now that we know they're witches, maybe they'll be a bit more forthcoming with the explanations."
"Okay," said Leo.
Leo orbed out of the kitchen as granny and the others stared on in shock.
"Well, now, lookee at that," said Cletus. "Cain't say as I ever seed that afore."
"I has," said granny. "When I was a young girl. My ma had a friend what could do that. Said he was a White Lighter."
"That's our Leo," said Paige.
"So," said granny, "if'n Leo is a White Lighter, that would mean that y'all be witches too, I reckon."
"I reckon," said Piper. "And here we were worried what might happen if a demon attacked while you were here. It seems there are some explanations in order. It seems we've all been keeping our fair share of secrets."
"I reckon you'd be right about that," said granny. "I ain't shore where to start."
"We'll start," said Piper. "We're witches, just like you. Leo's our White Lighter."
"What about this young feller?" Cletus questioned looking at Cole. "He one of them White Lighters, too?"
"Hardly," said Cole.
"No," said Phoebe. "Like we said, he's a lawyer. An assistant district attorney actually."
"Well, I ain't the witch my ma was," said granny. "I didn't get none of her powers or nothing. But she done taught me how to make elixirs and such. Said I might need 'em if'n the demons was to attack some time."
"Sometimes it skips a generation," said Phoebe. "Our mother was a witch. So was our grandmother."
"I knowed," said granny. "I jes wasn't sure if'n you was or not. Wasn't sure how to tell you. Like Maribelle said, most city folk don't put no stock in demons no more. Thinks they's made up stories and such."
"How well we know," said Piper. "I'm just wondering what a demon was doing here now? It seemed to want something but I have no idea what it might be."
"It would be something powerful," said Cole. "That was a Korbash demon. They're very high level. Whatever it was after would have to be something pretty powerful."
"You seem to know a lot about demons fer a mortal," said granny.
"Oh, well, I, uh, do a lot of studying about them," said Cole. "They come after the girls pretty regularly so I figured I might be able to help by learning as much about them as I could."
"I sees," said granny. "Well, they used to show up at the farm purty regular. That's why I keeps the elixirs handy. Never knowed when one was going to show up."
"Lucky for us you do," said Piper. "I couldn't get to him when he flamed in. Your elixir or whatever it is delayed him long enough for me to get a good shot at him."
"That was you what done that to him?" questioned Maribelle. "No wonder, granny. She must be a might powerful witch to do that to a demon without even an elixir or anything."
"One of my powers," said Piper. "We all have powers. That one has come in handy on more than one occasion."
"That still doesn't explain what the demon was doing here," said Phoebe. "It couldn't have been after the Book of Shadows. Evil can't even touch the book. And aside from that I can't think of anything else in the manor a demon might want. Except us, of course."
"I can," said Paige. "Them. It was looking right a granny when it demanded whatever it was it wanted. I'm betting they have something a demon would want. I'm just not sure what that might be."
"Well now, granny," said Cletus. "I reckon it cain't hurt to let them know seein's how they's kin and all. And witches to boot. I figure they's got a right to know.
"I reckon you's right," said granny, lifting her satchel onto the table. "Now then you youngins. What I's about to show you cain't never be told to no one else. I reckon you'll unnerstand once I telled you all about it. If'n them demons was to git their hands on this they's no telling what might happen."
Apprehensively, everyone watched as granny started rummaging through her satchel.