On the other side, the council watched the interview in shock. They had underestimated the gravity of the threat and initially thought it was just mere Pickford trying to start his own cult. But according to the detective's explanation, it was worse than they thought.
Reversing an uprooting spell was the same as giving back life back to someone whose soul had been cut from the core. No witch was capable of such no matter which hierarchy they were in their coven or cult.
Whoever barricaded the uprooting was of divine power causing them to start shaking to their core.
The council of elders consisted of five descendants of the founders of the cult. All of them were elderly with different responsibilities based on different continents, but they rarely met unless there was a threat to their existence, as was the case.
