Now that all four of them were together they could begin the ritual. At Peter's question, Alessa just smiled, and explained to him in short detail that she was just a little nervous. The air was getting a little colder, and Alessa felt that the time to step inside was now. She headed for the door, and immediately turned around to address the other three. "This is it. There is no backing down from this ritual, none whatsoever." Her tone of voice was firm and commanding. Possibly a trait she'd picked up from her mother.
Without saying another word she entered the building. Almost immediately she could tell that it had once been used as a makeshift hospital not so long ago. For the most part the building was clean, and sanitary. Just as she was about to explore the place a little she noticed the tree in the middle of the room. It looked like an average ordinary tree, but it had a branch that was heavy enough to support the weight of a 123 lb woman. "Nice work Peter." Alessa said with a hint of smile.
She walked over to a table that had been sit up, and while looking at it she explained, "The first part of the ritual decrees that we let our own blood. Heather? Sam? You two and I will let our blood first. Then we'll place our weapons on the blood itself." She looked at Peter, and told him, "At that time you'll let some of your blood over it, and that's when you do the ritual. After that's done I'll be on the tree, Sam, if you could use that rope over there to bind my leg to that branch I'd appreciate it."
For all of Alessa's confident talk deep down inside she was scared as hell.