The Thing POV

Soren moved his hand away from my face but held my hand, and I turned to look at Ishtar.

"Give me your hands." She asked.

Soren raised the hand that was holding mine and Ishtar then ran a golden thread around our wrists. I started to feel a different pressure on my skin and I didn't like it. I swallowed to stop myself from taking my hand away and this made Soren look at me, raising her eyebrows, then the woman began to recite words that I couldn't understand, but the surrounding air began to change, and a slight grayish glow began to appear.

Soren's hand starts...