Emery will listen quietly. "He is not wrong, and your story is troubling in it's own right. Breaking a rune this old can have consequences, he would do well to mend his foundation after each exploration of this magic..." She will offer an unnecessary sigh before settling herself into the rocking chair. "Magic always has a price Henry, no matter how mundane. This piece is that price, and it is older than Rome."
She will adjust the book she was reading and you can finally see the title, "Be careful what you wish for" by R. L. Stine.
She will hold up the parchment showing the rune to you while using her index finger to point out what she's talking about. "This rune has three basic parts, first a binding. It ties to something else and is fairly universal. The binding can be simple, such as binding a spirit to an object, or as complex as an idea. Without the full rune it is hard to say for certain. The second part is here, this is the symbol for a soul, but this is more than the common bastardization of spirit work. This Henry, is the true name of a soul, it reaches beyond the vale we know and grips tight. The third part, here, is transference. The true cost of this magic. It transfers the soul to what ever it is bound to. A willful diablorie. I cant be fully certain of the rest without the original work, but I can tell you this abomination of magic has an end date, the binder will have seen to it."
