Chapter 7. The Crow

I do not and I repeat I do not own Sleepy Hollow or any of the characters other then Selena.

It had to be at least after midnight before Selena decided that it was safe to leave. Quietly she walked down the stairs through the hallways and out the door. It was a cold night but all she wore was her white nightdress and a cloak.

The coldness had never bothered her really. She looked pure and free. To imaginative minds she looked like a lost spirit, or a fairy dancing under the dead tree's. Slowly walking through the dark tree, she heard nothing not a sound. Just the sound of the wind blowing through the night sky.

Silently she walked when she stopped suddenly and heard a noise. In the distance it sounded like hoof beats. "The horseman", murmuring silently to herself. "He finds another victim", but inside she knew it was too late she would have to continue on to the crows cave.

A few minutes later she had reached the cave. Seeing a light through the cracks of the door she knew it was safe to enter. "Hello crow are you hear?", looking around at the dimly lighted cave. Full of jars and herbs and anything a witch of her magnitude should possess.

She saw the crow standing over a large cauldron whispering in Latin a spell. Selena stood their and watched understanding not to disturb until the crow was finished. Before she knew it the crow swerved around quickly noticing Selena standing there.

Silently she raised her arms as Selena ran into them. Deep down Selena saw her as a mother figure even if she was a bad woman truly but she cared for the deceased Lady Van Tassel and her daughters. "I need you help but I am so lost and so confused. I've been having dreams", as she sat in a chair as the Crow sat across from her. She slowly removed the shawl over her face to stare at Selena.

"What sort of dreams Selena?", she said in a feminine and squeaky voice. "They are strange dreams, dreams of a man. A man who has arrived in Sleepy Hollow to stop the horseman".

"The Constable am I not correct Selena?", as she grounded up some roots in a small bowl. "You know everything do you not Crow? You know everything that goes on in Sleepy Hollow".

"He is special to you isn't he Selena?", ignoring the question that Selena had asked. "Yes it is true I feel for him though I do not know why". The Crow only nodded her head her deep pale skin glowing amongst the light in the room. "He does play an important part in this. Do you not feel it my dear as she grabbed Selena's hands holding them tightly as she closed her eyes.

Selena followed as she could smell blood waffling around her. She could feel the ground shaking beneath her feet. She could hear the sound of the hoof beats and the raggedy sound of the horseman even if he is dead and had no head what so ever.

Selena became petrified of seeing the horseman that she fell backwards. The moment she dropped the connection with the witch she was back in the cave looking at the her. "I was outside and I saw him, the horseman. He was standing before me." She grabbed her head feeling a headache come on. Usually doing magik in this magnitude was bound to bother her.

"Selena protect him", as she started mixing her ingredients. "He is in grave danger and will need all the support that he can receive".

Selena shook her head, "Alright, I understand". The Crow went back to her cauldron. "I want you to be safe and stay away from the horseman".

"I shall", as she left the cave deep in thought. Silently she walked through the quite woods. At the pit of her stomach she began to feel fear. She had never feared these woods but somehow at this very moment they haunted her. No sound could be heard just the wind blowing through the trees and a light fog coming over.

In the distance she heard a crow caw in the distance. She began walking faster but the faster she walked the more she felt someone was following her. She began running quickly at break neck speed. But before she knew it she was tackled to the cold hard ground.

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